From the <i>Neue Gemeinschaft</i> to Bar Kochba: The Jewish <i>Communitas</i> or the Idea of Jewish Politics as Mysticism

This essay uses both published and archival material to reconstruct the ideological and social contexts of Martin Buber’s 1909 address “Judaism and the Jews”. It suggests that Buber’s address became immensely influential because it equated mysticism and politics into one metaphor. Secondly, it shows...

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Published in:	Religions
Main Author:	Amir Engel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Subjects:	Martin Buber communitas die Neue Gemeinschaft avant-garde utopism Zionism
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/12/1143

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