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- catalog abstract ""Is a study of Kafka's thinking and writing from strictly a religious point of view justified? He is, after all, considered one of the pillars of modernism. As such, Kafka's well-established deploring of the inadequacy of his own Jewish upbringing only fuels the generally held belief that he was not much influenced by his religion. Or does it?" "This compelling book considers the writer from a very different point of view. In jargon-free language, Judaist Karl Erich Grozinger reveals that Kafka actually had an extraordinarily detailed and sophisticated knowledge of Judaismparticularly of the Kabbalah and kabbalistic tradition. Working from the earlier critical writings of Gershom Scholem, Professor Grozinger shows that these influences can be found in all of Kafka's texts: his novels and short stories; but, especially, in his diary entries and aphorisms." "In fact, the essence of what we have come to call Kafkaesque has its origins and foundations primarily in the Kabbalah. This ranges from the kabbalistic tradition of the gatekeeper in The Trial to Joseph K. and the surveyor in The Castle, men who try their hands at theurgy in order to intervene in the divine direction of life events. In one of Kafka's most famous stories, Josephine the Singer plays the role of the rebbe, or tzaddik: the person who takes on the role of theurgist (or intercessor) for the community." "Kafka's work has been subjected to many radically different interpretations ever since critics discovered it. Above all, the influence of Jewish theology - ideas of judgment and sin, atonement and justification - on Kafka's writings, as seen through the lens of kabbalistic-Eastern Jewish and Yiddish traditions, adds an important dimension to our understanding of this enigmatic and fascinating author."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Kafka und die Kabbala. English".
- catalog contributor b6660520.
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description ""Is a study of Kafka's thinking and writing from strictly a religious point of view justified? He is, after all, considered one of the pillars of modernism. As such, Kafka's well-established deploring of the inadequacy of his own Jewish upbringing only fuels the generally held belief that he was not much influenced by his religion. Or does it?" "This compelling book considers the writer from a very different point of view. In jargon-free language, Judaist Karl Erich Grozinger reveals that Kafka actually had an extraordinarily detailed and sophisticated knowledge of Judaismparticularly of the Kabbalah and kabbalistic tradition. Working from the earlier critical writings of Gershom Scholem, Professor Grozinger shows that these influences can be found in all of Kafka's texts: his novels and short stories; but, especially, in his diary entries and aphorisms." "In fact, the essence of what we have come to call Kafkaesque has its origins and foundations primarily in the Kabbalah. This ranges from the kabbalistic tradition of the gatekeeper in The Trial to Joseph K. and the surveyor in The Castle, men who try their hands at theurgy in order to intervene in the divine direction of life events. In one of Kafka's most famous stories, Josephine the Singer plays the role of the rebbe, or tzaddik: the person who takes on the role of theurgist (or intercessor) for the community." "Kafka's work has been subjected to many radically different interpretations ever since critics discovered it. Above all, the influence of Jewish theology - ideas of judgment and sin, atonement and justification - on Kafka's writings, as seen through the lens of kabbalistic-Eastern Jewish and Yiddish traditions, adds an important dimension to our understanding of this enigmatic and fascinating author."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Kafka and Judaism -- 2. The Trial and the Tradition of the Gatekeeper in the Kabbalah -- 3. When and How the Celestial Court Functions -- 4. The Ecstatic Ascent to Heaven -- 5. "No One Else Could Enter Here, for This Door Was Meant for You Alone" -- 6. The Gatekeeper Tradition as It Relates to the Description of the Court -- 7. The Status of Man vis-a-vis the Officers of the Court -- 8. The Human Face as a Reflection of Divine Judgment -- 9. The Kabbalistic Depiction of the Celestial Courts -- History as Judgment -- 10. The Incursion of Judgment into Human Life -- Disease and Dreams -- 11. "Women Have a Great Power" -- The Feminine Element in the Hierarchies of the Court -- 12. The Judgment Theme in Eastern Jewish Folktales -- Kabbalah as Narrative -- 13. The Animal Stories -- 14. Divine Judgment via the Word -- "I Now Sentence You to Death by Drowning" -- 15. Language and Reality -- Writing as a Form of Prayer -- 16. "Josephine the Singer; or, the Mouse People" -- 17. The Aphorisms -- between the Two Trees of Paradise -- 18. Kafka Without End -- Yet Another Interpretation?".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "231 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Kafka and kabbalah.".
- catalog identifier "0826406599 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Kafka and kabbalah.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng ger".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Continuum,".
- catalog relation "Kafka and kabbalah.".
- catalog subject "833/.912 20".
- catalog subject "Cabala Influence.".
- catalog subject "Cabala in literature.".
- catalog subject "Judaism in literature.".
- catalog subject "Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924 Religion.".
- catalog subject "PT2621.A26 Z74614513 1994".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Kafka and Judaism -- 2. The Trial and the Tradition of the Gatekeeper in the Kabbalah -- 3. When and How the Celestial Court Functions -- 4. The Ecstatic Ascent to Heaven -- 5. "No One Else Could Enter Here, for This Door Was Meant for You Alone" -- 6. The Gatekeeper Tradition as It Relates to the Description of the Court -- 7. The Status of Man vis-a-vis the Officers of the Court -- 8. The Human Face as a Reflection of Divine Judgment -- 9. The Kabbalistic Depiction of the Celestial Courts -- History as Judgment -- 10. The Incursion of Judgment into Human Life -- Disease and Dreams -- 11. "Women Have a Great Power" -- The Feminine Element in the Hierarchies of the Court -- 12. The Judgment Theme in Eastern Jewish Folktales -- Kabbalah as Narrative -- 13. The Animal Stories -- 14. Divine Judgment via the Word -- "I Now Sentence You to Death by Drowning" -- 15. Language and Reality -- Writing as a Form of Prayer -- 16. "Josephine the Singer; or, the Mouse People" -- 17. The Aphorisms -- between the Two Trees of Paradise -- 18. Kafka Without End -- Yet Another Interpretation?".
- catalog title "Kafka and kabbalah / Karl Erich Grözinger ; translated by Susan Hecker Ray.".
- catalog title "Kafka und die Kabbala. English".
- catalog type "text".