In the Time of the Nations

by Emmanuel Levinas

Book Overview

The 'nations' of the title are the 'seventy nations': in the Talmudic idiom, the whole of humanity surrounding Israel. In this major collection of essays, Levinas considers Judaism's uncertain relationship to European culture since the Enlightenment, problems of distance and integration. It also includes five Talmudic readings from between 1981 and 1986, essays on Franz Rosenzweig and Moses Mendelssohn, and a discussion with Francoise Armengaud which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253332958
• ISBN13: 9780253332950
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.8"