Leonard Cohen’s Jewish Theodicy: We Are Waiting for Godot, But It Is We Who May Never Arrive
The work of Leonard Cohen, called the “black romantic” by Stephen Scobie, has been explored for its sex, politics, darkness, and struggle with faith. Cohen’s imagery has also been widely interrogated in critical and popular studies. The present article builds on this literature to explore a consiste...
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University of Saskatchewan
[2020]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2020, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 121-143 |
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Cohen, Leonard 1934-2016
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Leonard Cohen’s God
B Judaism in Leonard Cohen B Covenant B Leonard Cohen B Theodicy B Leonard Cohen’s women B Leonard Cohen’s religion B the imagery of Leonard Cohen |
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