Idolatry

Name: Idolatry
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ISBN: 9780674443136

ISBN-10: 0674443136

ISBN-13: 9780674443136

Edition: 1992

Authors: Moshe Halbertal, Avishai Margalit, Naomi Goldblum

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"You shall have no other gods besides Me". This injunction, handed down through Moses three thousand years ago, marks one of the most decisive shifts in Western culture: away from polytheism toward monotheism. Despite the momentous implications of such a turn, the role of idolatry in giving it direction and impetus is little understood. This book examines the meaning and nature of idolatry--and, in doing so, reveals much about the monotheistic tradition that defines itself against this sin. The authors consider Christianity and Islam, but focus primarily on Judaism. They explore competing claims about the concept of idolatry that emerges in the Hebrew Bible, as a "whoring after false gods".…

Book details

List price: $44.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 8/19/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100

Avishai Margalit's most recent book (with Ian Buruma) is "Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies" (Penguin). His other books include "The Ethics of Memory" and "The Decent Society". A professor emeritus of philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Margalit is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.



Introduction



Idolatry and Betrayal



Idolatry and Representation



Idolatry and Myth



Idolatry as Error



The Wrong God



The Ethics of Belief



From Idolatrous Belief to Idolatrous Practice



Idolatry and Political Authority Conclusion


Notes


Index