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Research On Martin Buber's Jewish Thought

Posted on:2012-08-18Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X L ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330338957458Subject:World History
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This thesis is based on the Jewish thought of Martin Buber.It also disscusses the formation background and the main content of his Jewish Thought. What's more, the thesis analyses the influences of his Jewish thought. Martin Buber grew up in a family with a strong Jewish faith in his childhood and adolescence. He had two grandparents who loved him so much.It was in his childhood when he went to synagogue with his grandfather that he exposed himself to the degenerate Hasidic disciples,which also laid foundation for his later study on Hasidism.Under the influence of his grandparents,little Buber had great interest in Hebrew Bible,which made him have profound understanding of the essence of "Bible".His study on Jewish thought influenced greatly on the spirit of the Jewish world both in 19th and 20th century.People in the 21st century still read his works such as'Zionism', 'Hasidism', Hebrew Bible,and so on.This article includes Martin Buber's Jewish thought in six parts. The first chapter introduces the background of his thought,which mainly introduces the formation of Martin Buber's Jewish thought influenced by Jewish tradition.The second chapter presents Buber's Renewal of judaism,which was different from ethnic revival and religious revival in the Jewish world at that time. Buber advocated the revival of culture and spirit. And this kind of revival included the concepts revival of untiy, action and the future at the same time,which was the revival of Religionisity.The third chapter describes Buber's hasidism.It elaborates Buber's hasidic thought in five aspects.First, the revival of religion; second, life is dialogue; the third, good and evil. Fourth, the real Zion; fifth, the legend and myth.Chapter four illustrates Buber's study on Hebrew "Bible".It introduces Hebrew "Bible" in three aspects briefly.First, the kingship of God; the Second,the God of the Sufferers; Third, the dialogue of God and man in the "Bible".Chapter five focuses on Buber's Zionism.This chapter introduces Buber's Zionism in two aspects. First, the influences of Zionist thinkers; Second, Buber's Zionism.Chapter six introduces Martin Buber's jewish thought, which influence both on Jewish world and non-jewish world.
Keywords/Search Tags:Martin Buber, Jewish thought, Hewbrew Bible, Hasidism, Zionism
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