Anti-semitism and its metaphysical origins /

This book articulates a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of Jew hatred as a metaphysical aspect of the human soul. Proceeding from the Jewish thinking that the anti-Semites oppose, David Patterson argues that anti-Semitism arises from the most ancient of temptations, the temptation to be as Go...

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Main Author: Patterson, David, 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Summary:This book articulates a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of Jew hatred as a metaphysical aspect of the human soul. Proceeding from the Jewish thinking that the anti-Semites oppose, David Patterson argues that anti-Semitism arises from the most ancient of temptations, the temptation to be as God, and thus to flee from an absolute accountability to and for the other human being.
Physical Description:xi, 321 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781107040748 (hardcover)
1107040744 (hardcover)
9781107644953 (paperback)
110764495X (paperback)