Qohelet and the Marks of Modernity: Reading Ecclesiastes with Matthew Arnold and Charles Taylor
The biblical book of Ecclesiastes is often claimed as a harbinger of modernity. In this essay, I compare Ecclesiastes with two overlapping constructions of modernity, taken from Matthew Arnold and Charles Taylor, focusing especially on Taylor's motifs of inwardness, narrativity, meaninglessness...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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[2016]
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Religions
Anno: 2016, Volume: 7, Fascicolo: 6, Pagine: 1-9 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Charles Taylor
B Narrativity B Modernity B Inwardness B meaninglessness B Ecclesiastes B Qohelet B Ordinary Life |
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| Riepilogo: | The biblical book of Ecclesiastes is often claimed as a harbinger of modernity. In this essay, I compare Ecclesiastes with two overlapping constructions of modernity, taken from Matthew Arnold and Charles Taylor, focusing especially on Taylor's motifs of inwardness, narrativity, meaninglessness, and ordinary life. I suggest that the likeness to modernity in Ecclesiastes is a complex bundle of emphases held in tension, which remains hospitable to pre-modern understandings and commitments. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel7060077 |
