The One Gave Birth to the Two

Revisiting Martin Buber’s Encounters with Chinese Religion

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8207329
AutoresJonathan R Herman (autor correspondente), Jonathan Herman
Ano2016
Páginaslfw061
Data de publicação2016-08-20
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of the American Academy of Religion (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-7189 • E-ISSN: 1477-4585
EditoraOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/jaarel/lfw061
OpenAlexW2517568151
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas34

This article casts a contemporary scholarly eye on the Jewish icon Martin Buber’s lifelong engagements with Chinese religious thought, which were surprisingly extensive, but have remained relatively obscure in both Sinological and Buberian intellectual circles. I argue here that Buber's Chinese studies can be divided into three distinct phases—romantic, dialogical, and Israeli—which each provide insight into Buber's broader intellectual narrative and demonstrate extended moments of Buber's cultural border-crossing. I also offer an implicit challenge to normative presentations of Chinese traditions.

Art · Avatar · Dialogical self · Enculturation · Epistemology · Icon · Judaism · Literature · Narrative · Normative · Psychoanalysis · Romance · Sociology · Theology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices