The Holy Text and Violence: Levinas and Fundamentalism

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    Abstract

    Levinas'rejection of a historical ciritcal approach to sacred texts as well as his depreciation of Spinoza's view of the Bible might bring him close to fundamentalism. A thorough analysis is necessary to demonstrate essential differences. Levinas'rejection of a historical ciritcal approach to sacred texts as well as his depreciation of Spinoza's view of the Bible might bring him close to fundamentalism. A thorough analysis is necessary to demonstrate essential differences. In a way Levinas' attitude to the Talmud comes close to Heidegger's attitude towards presocratic philosophy.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationDebating Levinas' legacy
    EditorsAndris Breitlin, Chris Bremmers, Arthur Cools
    Place of PublicationLeiden
    PublisherBrill Academic Publishers
    Pages143-162
    Number of pages20
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Publication series

    NameStudies in Contemporary Phenomenology
    Publisherbrill

    Keywords

    • hermeneutics
    • transcendence
    • fundamentalism

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