Bettina Johanna Brown
Biographic Data
| ID | 195033 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bettina Johanna Brown |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bettina Johanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Brown |
| SIGNATURE | BROWN B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8060-8109 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“The People Do Not Understand”: R. Ḥayim Hirschensohn and Political Elitism in Modern Judaism (The Vilna Gaon, Rabbi N.Ts.Y. Berlin, I. B. Levinsohn, and Herzl)
Rabbi Ḥayim (Chaim) Hirschensohn (1857–1935) was one of only a handful of Jewish thinkers to work out a Jewish political theology, and on account of his progressive stances he became a favorite of liberal circles within contemporary Judaism. Therefore, a passage in his book Malki Bakodesh , in which he expresses clear opposition to universal suffrage, “invited” mitigating interpretations. Yet, a survey of Hirschensohn’s various writings reveals t…
Individualism, Truth, and the Repudiation of Magic as the Tsadik’s Prerogative: Pshiskhe-Like Elements in the Theology of Rabbi Menahem Mendel of Kosov
Theoretical Antinomianism and the Conservative Function of Utopia: Rabbi Mordekhai Yosef of Izbica as a Case Study
Substitutes for Mysticism: A General Model for the Theological Development of Hasidism in the Nineteenth Century
Jewish Political Theology: The Doctrine of Daʿat Torah as a Case Study
A number of political theologies have emerged within modern Judaism, primarily as a reaction to the rise of Zionism but also, and to a lesser degree, to that of socialism, pacifism, and other ideological movements. Among the characteristics they shared are a “father”—i.e., an individual who fleshed out their tenets in more or less systematic fashion—and an attempt to deal with the nature and governance of a future Jewish state. The majority of th…
But Me No Buts”: The Theological Debate Between the Hasidim and the Mitnagdim in Light of the Discourse-Markers Theory
The linguistic theory of discourse markers may often help us to decipher the roots of theological controversies in traditional cultures, where both of the parties declare loyalty to the same doctrines. According to this theory, if two sentences are coupled by “but,” the conjunction bears the implicature that the statement that comes after the “but” is the one that the speaker wishes to emphasize, or grant salience over the statement that comes be…
The Two Faces of Religious Radicalism: Orthodox Zealotry and "Holy Sinning" in Nineteenth-Century Hasidism in Hungary and Galicia
Breuer, Hirsch and Jewish nationalism: Change and Continuity - Principle Versus Supra-Principle
The article suggests a simple model, based on the distinction between principles and supra-principles, as a tool for tracking the continuity that may exist between teacher and follower in spite of the apparent difference between them. The model is exemplified through a particular case study: Isaac Breuer was the grandson of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, and presented himself as his disciple. However, a critical examination of the opinions of the t…
Do Not Provoke Providence: Orthodoxy in the Grip of Nationalism
Genre and the City: Tokyo’s Urban Space
By utilizing the locus of cinema’s narrational space, Tokyo’s urban world as political life is discerned by way of spatial, temporal and cultural practices within architectural and aesthetic contexts. Additional genres are employed as potential analytical and theoretical exposition
“Soft Stringency” in the Mishnah Brurah: Jurisprudential, social, and ideological aspects of a halachic formulation
The linguistic fault: The case of Foucault's archaeology
It is argued that the concept of discursive formation presented by Foucault provides the means whereby conventional treatments of ‘discourse’ can be criticized. These would include historical, linguistic and epistemological forms of investigation. But it is also argued that Foucault does not sufficiently displace linguistic categories. As a result his account of the theoretical problems of ‘conditions of existence’ of discourses cannot be sustain…
The linguistic fault: The case of Foucault's archaeology
It is argued that the concept of discursive formation presented by Foucault provides the means whereby conventional treatments of ‘discourse’ can be criticized. These would include historical, linguistic and epistemological forms of investigation. But it is also argued that Foucault does not sufficiently displace linguistic categories. As a result his account of the theoretical problems of ‘conditions of existence’ of discourses cannot be sustain…
Theoretical Antinomianism and the Conservative Function of Utopia: Rabbi Mordekhai Yosef of Izbica as a Case Study
Substitutes for Mysticism: A General Model for the Theological Development of Hasidism in the Nineteenth Century
The Two Faces of Religious Radicalism: Orthodox Zealotry and "Holy Sinning" in Nineteenth-Century Hasidism in Hungary and Galicia
The linguistic fault: The case of Foucault's archaeology
It is argued that the concept of discursive formation presented by Foucault provides the means whereby conventional treatments of ‘discourse’ can be criticized. These would include historical, linguistic and epistemological forms of investigation. But it is also argued that Foucault does not sufficiently displace linguistic categories. As a result his account of the theoretical problems of ‘conditions of existence’ of discourses cannot be sustain…
“Soft Stringency” in the Mishnah Brurah: Jurisprudential, social, and ideological aspects of a halachic formulation
Do Not Provoke Providence: Orthodoxy in the Grip of Nationalism
Genre and the City: Tokyo’s Urban Space
By utilizing the locus of cinema’s narrational space, Tokyo’s urban world as political life is discerned by way of spatial, temporal and cultural practices within architectural and aesthetic contexts. Additional genres are employed as potential analytical and theoretical exposition
The Two Faces of Religious Radicalism: Orthodox Zealotry and "Holy Sinning" in Nineteenth-Century Hasidism in Hungary and Galicia
Breuer, Hirsch and Jewish nationalism: Change and Continuity - Principle Versus Supra-Principle
The article suggests a simple model, based on the distinction between principles and supra-principles, as a tool for tracking the continuity that may exist between teacher and follower in spite of the apparent difference between them. The model is exemplified through a particular case study: Isaac Breuer was the grandson of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, and presented himself as his disciple. However, a critical examination of the opinions of the t…
Jewish Political Theology: The Doctrine of Daʿat Torah as a Case Study
A number of political theologies have emerged within modern Judaism, primarily as a reaction to the rise of Zionism but also, and to a lesser degree, to that of socialism, pacifism, and other ideological movements. Among the characteristics they shared are a “father”—i.e., an individual who fleshed out their tenets in more or less systematic fashion—and an attempt to deal with the nature and governance of a future Jewish state. The majority of th…
But Me No Buts”: The Theological Debate Between the Hasidim and the Mitnagdim in Light of the Discourse-Markers Theory
The linguistic theory of discourse markers may often help us to decipher the roots of theological controversies in traditional cultures, where both of the parties declare loyalty to the same doctrines. According to this theory, if two sentences are coupled by “but,” the conjunction bears the implicature that the statement that comes after the “but” is the one that the speaker wishes to emphasize, or grant salience over the statement that comes be…
Substitutes for Mysticism: A General Model for the Theological Development of Hasidism in the Nineteenth Century
Theoretical Antinomianism and the Conservative Function of Utopia: Rabbi Mordekhai Yosef of Izbica as a Case Study
Individualism, Truth, and the Repudiation of Magic as the Tsadik’s Prerogative: Pshiskhe-Like Elements in the Theology of Rabbi Menahem Mendel of Kosov
“The People Do Not Understand”: R. Ḥayim Hirschensohn and Political Elitism in Modern Judaism (The Vilna Gaon, Rabbi N.Ts.Y. Berlin, I. B. Levinsohn, and Herzl)
Rabbi Ḥayim (Chaim) Hirschensohn (1857–1935) was one of only a handful of Jewish thinkers to work out a Jewish political theology, and on account of his progressive stances he became a favorite of liberal circles within contemporary Judaism. Therefore, a passage in his book Malki Bakodesh , in which he expresses clear opposition to universal suffrage, “invited” mitigating interpretations. Yet, a survey of Hirschensohn’s various writings reveals t…
Philosophy (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Theology (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (7 works) · Religious studies (7 works) · Judaism (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · History (4 works)