Aviad Kleinberg
The Sensual God: How the Senses Make the Almighty Senseless
- ISBN 13:
- 9780231174701
- author:
- Aviad Kleinberg
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 21.1 x 14.5 x 2.3 cm
- Genre:
- Society, Politics & Philosophy, Social Sciences, Communication Studies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Sensual God: How the Senses Make the Almighty Senseless by Aviad M. Kleinberg In sacred scripture, God is often depicted as sensual and embodied, yet for philosophers trained in Greek philosophy, this can be distressing. How did religious thinkers reconcile the idea of an ineffable God with accounts of seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, and tasting the divine? This book explores how Christian and Jewish scholars attempted to resolve these conceptual entanglements. From biblical texts to sources from the Late Middle Ages, Kleinberg examines the ingenious solutions used by philosophers, exegetes, and theologians. These strange and fascinating approaches reveal something profound about human needs and divine attributes, faith, hope, and cognitive dissonance. By examining the complex relationships between faith, logic, and the human experience, The Sensual God sheds new light on the nature of religious thought and its ongoing quest for understanding.
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