Abstract:
The revised edition of the Essentials of Jewish Culture uses a cultural overview and interdisciplinary integration approach to analyze and clarify historically significant facts and elements that are typical and crucial in the evolution of Jewish culture. It systematically explains the processes and structures of Jewish culture, Jewish ways of thinking and survival wisdom, the cultural archetype and its representation in reality, as well as the religious spirit and aesthetic culture. It addresses significant theoretical propositions regarding the profound spiritual essence of Jewish culture, the condensation and presentation of Jewish culture within general cultural norms, and the exemplary significance of Jewish culture in the context of world culture.
About the Author:
Professor Liu Hongyi is the Director of the Jao Tsung-I Institute of Culture Studies, Senior Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences at Shenzhen University, special allowance expert of the State Council, chief expert of the major projects of the Central Marxist Theory Research and Construction Project, chief expert of the major projects of the National Social Science Fund, and Vice President of the Chinese Comparative Literature Association. His main research areas include cultural philosophy, comparative culture, Jewish studies, etc.
Editor’s Recommendation:
The Jewish people possess a profound cultural tradition and an extraordinary historical destiny. Throughout thousands of years of living in dispersion across the world, they have created and presented some of the most unique and complex cultural-historical facts in human history. In the book, Professor Liu Hongyi points out that Jewish civilization, as a continually evolving way of life, embodies complexities and uncertainties in its transformation and practice that cannot be fully addressed by general theoretical frameworks. As both a cultural creation and a point of reference, Jewish culture carries its distinct connotations and values. Originally published by the Commercial Press in 2004, this book has undergone multiple printings and is now reissued in a revised edition.
