It Is Not Magic, It Is Smith
Comparison in a Study of Jewish Theology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12202092 |
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| Authors | Barbara Krawcowicz (Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Dragvoll Allé 40, 7491 Trondheim Norway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 34-39 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Method & Theory in the Study of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0943-3058 • E-ISSN: 1570-0682 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700682-12341460 |
| OpenAlex | W2916532016 |
| Language | EN |
In a search for a theoretical framework that would structure and orient a comparative analysis of diverse Jewish theological responses to the Holocaust, the author reached for J.Z. Smith’s discussions of comparative enterprise. The questions of similarity, difference and of the putative goal of comparison loomed large over her project. In J.Z. Smith’s work, the author found helpful clues, illuminating insights as well as somewhat confusing and counterintuitive examples
Counterintuitive · Epistemology · Judaism · MAGIC (telescope · Similarity (geometry · Sociology · The Holocaust · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Computer Science · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Philosophy · Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity · Religious studies · Religious Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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