@article{BecciHafner2022, author = {Becci, Irene and Hafner, Johann Evangelist}, title = {A New Synagogue, a Garrison Church, and a Mosque}, series = {Space and Culture}, volume = {26}, journal = {Space and Culture}, number = {2}, publisher = {Sage Publications}, address = {Thousand Oaks, Calif.}, issn = {1552-8308}, doi = {10.1177/12063312221134572}, pages = {215 -- 228}, year = {2022}, abstract = {In postsocialist Potsdam, religious diversity has risen surprisingly in public life since 1990 although more than 80\% of the residents have no religious affiliation. City and state authorities have actively embraced issues around immigration and integration as well as the promotion of religious diversity and interreligious dialogue and have linked this to the agenda of rejuvenating the city's religious heritage. For years, negotiations have been going on about the need of a mosque, the reconstructions of a synagogue and the so-called "Garrison Church," a landmark military church building. These initiatives have been dominating the public space for different reasons. They implied, beyond religion, questions of memory, identity, immigration, and culture. This article puts these three cases into perspective to offer a nuanced understanding of the importance of religious spaces in secular contexts considering city politics.}, language = {en} } @article{KosmanHadad2022, author = {Kosman, Admiʾel and Hadad, Yemima}, title = {The societal role of the man of spirit according to Martin Buber}, series = {Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion : HUCA}, volume = {91}, journal = {Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion : HUCA}, publisher = {College}, address = {Cincinnati}, issn = {0360-9049}, doi = {10.15650/hebruniocollannu.91.2020.0207}, pages = {207 -- 259}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This study offers a view into Buber's conception of the social role of the "person of spirit" - the individual who, in other contexts, would be called philosopher, thinker, or intellectual.A key element of the person of spirit's role, according to Buber, is the evaluation of social reality - judging the public's ability to be guided by the realm of the spirit at any given hour while responding to the challenges that this particular hour may present. The person of spirit is required to constantly mediate between "heaven" and "earth" - between the ideal and reality - even if in a particular situation the moral action which has to be taken can only be partial, and will fall short of the absolute demand of the spirit.Buber emphasizes that the influence of the spirit on reality always begins with an effort of the "person of spirit" to transform him or herself from a monological to a dialogical person. Without a dialogical affinity between the person of spirit and their community, there can be no real effect of the spirit on reality.The person of spirit is, therefore, according to Buber, fully involved in the social life of the community. Our study shows that Buber shaped this figure of the "person of spirit" by combining the model of the biblical prophet, who is sent to the people, with the model of the Hasidic leader who acts according to the principle of the "Descent of the Zaddik." The person of spirit is required to live their life in a "Thou" relationship with their community, and is therefore frequently descending from an elevated spiritual level to the level of the people, in order to empathetically share their mundane worries, fears, and afflictions.By comparing the models of the biblical prophet and the Hassidic Zaddik to the model of the Greek prophetes and Plato's philosopher-king, we can, according to Buber, reflect on the role of the person of spirit in society in our time as well.}, language = {en} } @article{Topuz2022, author = {Topuz, Birol}, title = {Quranic verses shaping Djem and false perception of Alevism in the society}, series = {International journal of islamic thought : IJIT}, volume = {21}, journal = {International journal of islamic thought : IJIT}, publisher = {University of Kebansaan, Malaysia}, address = {Kuala Lumpur}, issn = {2232-1314}, doi = {10.24035/ijit.21.2022.223}, pages = {35 -- 45}, year = {2022}, abstract = {It is seen that the Alevi-Sunni relations are mostly shaped by the stereotyped perceptions of the two groups about each other. In particular, the fact that Alevism is a closed society due to the pressure they have experienced throughout history has prevented them from being perceived correctly. As such, it is seen that there are many misconceptions about Alevis and their rituals that do not match the reality but are accepted as correct by the society. Due to the lack of communication that could not be developed through this "unknown" in the historical process, Alevi-Sunni relations have always been open to manipulations. As a matter of fact, it is seen that Alevis' relations with Islam, the Djem ceremonies that form the basis of Alevism, and the content of Djem ceremonies have always remained a mystery to Sunnis. Unfortunately, this misperception also reflected negatively on the communication between the two groups. As it is known, if stereotypes arise when there is incorrect information about the target group, the best way to correct them is to create common contact environments that will bring individuals to the right information. Here in this article, the unknown Djem ritual and especially the Qur'anic verses that they refer to during the Djem ceremonies are discussed.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Rauschenbach2022, author = {Rauschenbach, Sina}, title = {Carvajal and the Franciscans}, series = {Apocalypse Now}, booktitle = {Apocalypse Now}, editor = {Tricoire, Damien and Laborie, Lionel}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {Abingdon, New York}, isbn = {978-1-00-308105-0}, doi = {10.4324/9781003081050-9}, pages = {22}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Luis de Carvajal the Younger (1567-1596) is without doubt one of the most famous victims of the Mexican Inquisition. In 1595, Luis and his family were found guilty of "Judaizing" and sentenced to death. Due to his autobiography and letters which survived in the dossiers of his trials, scholars have been able to trace important aspects of Carvajal's life, his religious thought, and his self-fashioning as a Jewish martyr. However, one question that has not yet been entirely discussed is Carvajal's messianism in the context of New World geographies and influences. This chapter uses Carvajal's autobiography, his letters, and his declarations during the trials to analyze the meaning of "the Americas" in Carvajal's eschatological thought and to reflect upon possible influences from Mexican Franciscans and Christian millenarians with whom Carvajal was in contact between 1590 and 1595. It places Carvajal's case in the broader context of recent studies of "converso messianism" and Jewish-Christian interactions in early modern eschatological and millenarian settings. It thus contributes to the exploration of entanglements between Jewish and Christian eschatological expectations in the early modern Atlantic World.}, language = {en} } @article{Borysek2022, author = {Bor{\´y}sek, Martin}, title = {In search of Ovidian hebrew}, series = {Acta Universitatis Carolinae : AUC}, journal = {Acta Universitatis Carolinae : AUC}, number = {4}, publisher = {Karolinum Press}, address = {Prag}, issn = {0567-8269}, doi = {10.14712/24646830.2022.11}, pages = {29 -- 56}, year = {2022}, abstract = {This paper focuses on the first substantial translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses into modern Hebrew, whose author was Yehoshua Friedman (1885-1934). The first part of the paper sets Friedman into the context of modern Hebrew classical philology and explores the character of his verse. The core of the text consists of three case studies of selected excerpts from Ovid's story of Apollo and Daphne (Met. I, 456-465; 481-482; 545-552). Based on detailed linguistic and stylistic analysis of these texts, I argue that Friedman did not simply adopt a pre-existing linguistic register, but rather created an original Ovidian idiom that helped to win him lasting significance in the history of Hebrew translations from classical languages.}, language = {en} } @article{Sela2022, author = {Sela, Yael}, title = {Sacred poetry, eternal felicity, and the redemption of Israel}, series = {European journal of jewish studies}, volume = {16}, journal = {European journal of jewish studies}, number = {2}, publisher = {Brill}, address = {Biggleswade}, issn = {1025-9996}, doi = {10.1163/1872471X-bja10044}, pages = {261 -- 280}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The article explores the philosophical exegesis in Obadiah Sforno's sixteenth-century Psalms commentary and its reception in Berlin of the late eighteenth century, where it was reprinted in the Haskalah's biggest bestseller-an edition of Moses Mendelssohn's Psalms translation with Hebrew commentary. While the inclusion of entire commentaries by earlier exegetes was unique among all Haskalah Bible editions, I argue that the choice to include Sforno's commentary alongside Mendelssohn's translation of Psalms, itself an expression of Mendelssohn's political-theological defense of Judaism, was intended to buttress shared philosophical doctrines and concepts located by the two scholars in Psalms, notwithstanding temporal and cultural divergences: imitatio Dei, the salvation of the individual soul, and Israel's eternity.}, language = {en} }