The Burnt Book: Reading the Talmud

by Marc-Alain Ouaknin

Book Overview

A profound look at what it means for new generations to read and interpret ancient religious texts

In this book, rabbi and philosopher Marc-Alain Ouaknin offers a postmodern reading of the Talmud. Combining traditional learning and contemporary thought, Ouaknin dovetails discussions of spirituality and religious practice with such concepts as deconstruction, intertextuality, undecidability, multiple voicing, and eroticism in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691059209
• ISBN13: 9780691059204
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"