Comparative Studies in the Humanities

edited by Guy G. Stroumsa

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Extent: 248 pages

Publisher: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Subjects: Cultural Studies, Literary Studies, Religious Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(November 2018)

ISBN: 9789652082299

5.87 x 9.41 inches

Price: $30.00

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Papers presented at a German-Israeli conference celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Germany. The conference, entitled ‘Comparative Studies in the Twenty-First Century: Prospects and Pitfalls’, was held in Jerusalem at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities on October 12-14, 2015.

Guy G. Stroumsa, 'Introduction: In Search of a New Paradigm' Ruth HaCohen, 'Intercontextual Musical Currents and Performative Traditions in Twentieth-Century Palestine/Israel and Germany'
Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan, 'Compared to What? The Case of Literature' Cedric Cohen Skalli, 'The Motif of Anticipation and the First World War: Cohen, Benjamin, and Rosenzweig' Youval Rotman, 'Comparing Slavery: History and Anthropology' Hans van Ess, 'On the Value of Comparing Ancient China with Ancient European and Near Eastern Civilizations' Ori Sela, 'Challenging the Orientation of the Comparison: China-India Comparative History Sarah Stroumsa, 'Comparison as Multifocal Approach: the Case of Arabic Philosophical Thought' Jorg Rupke, 'Comparative Religion - Past and Present' Christoph Markschies, 'Globalized History of Religions in Late Antiquity? The Problem of Comparative Studies and the Example of Manichaeism' Nili Cohen, 'German Law in Israeli Courts' Marc-Philippe Weller, 'Jewish Cultural Identity before German Courts: Challenges to Comparatism' Chris Thomale, 'Comparative Comparativism: A Lawyer's Epilogue'

  • Edited by Guy G. Stroumsa