RLG341H1 Lecture Notes - Pawnbroker, Judah Halevi, Baruch Spinoza
Document Summary
Agnostic but interested in religious debates. Background low church anglican (methodism/evangelical) . Environment in which she grew up bible is the literal word of g-d. The passion and intensity in the life and death of jesus. Didn"t know a living jew until the 1950"s. Sealed her off from christianity all together. David friedrich strauss the life of jesus secularized humanistic account of jesus marry translated this from german to english. Judah halevi cultural hero of modern zionism. 1) images of jews cursing (evil eye during the gambling scene) Deronda (a jew) is a redeemer he"s a mediating figure between. 165 meera and deronda she tries to commit suicide rescues her he redeems it. 183 last 10 lines they are heading back to germany someone referring to another as one of those clever jews jewish women are seducers of christian men etc . 313 meera"s own father mocks judaism. The musician klesmer jew music identified with jews .
