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Offers creative interpretations of major Jewish texts and as well as original treatments of significant issues in Jewish... Læs mere
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A fresh and compelling figure, Konevskoi plunged deeply into currents of modern mystical thought and art in the 1890s. This title presents a study of Ivan Konevskoi - poet, thinker, mystic - for many decades the 'lost genius' of Russian modernism.
This book is an excellent tool both for scholars and students interested in the wide range of Jewish expressions found in Latin America, which are hardly known in other regions.
The central claim of this book is that Philo of Alexandria’s philosophical method served as the model for Western philosophy for 1500 years. The author,... Læs mere