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To Broaden the Way: A Confucian-Jewish Dialogue

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

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To Broaden the Way suggests that the texts of both the Jewish and Confucian tradition talk in riddles of a special kind: riddles, which are introduced - and answered - by religious forms of life. Using a 'dialogue of riddles,' Galia Patt-Shamir presents a comparative perspective of Confucianism and Judaism regarding the relatedness between contradictory expressions in texts and living conflicts. The Confucian riddle is characterized here as a mystery to be deciphered by self-reflection, under the assumptions of a harmonious community, and a unity of being. The Jewish riddle is characterized as a test to be responded to, under the assumption of a disharmonious community, and a necessary rapture in reality. This book expands the dialogue between traditions, and offers both a method and an implication of the question, 'what is religion about?'

  • Title

    To Broaden the Way: A Confucian-Jewish Dialogue

  • Author

    Galia Patt-shamir

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Lexington Books

  • Published

    April 2006

  • Weight

    527g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780739111918

  • ISBN-10

    0739111914

  • Eden Code

    5287686