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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Baptista, Mauro Rocha

Titel

Religião e literatura na crítica a Franz Kafka/Religion and literature in the criticism about Franz Kafka

Ist Teil von

• Horizonte (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), 2012-01, Vol.10 (25), p.157

Ort / Verlag

Belo Horizonte: Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gera, Programa de Posgraduacao em Ciencias da Religiao

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We assumed the positions proposed by José Carlos Barcellos in the article "Literature and theology" to frame the criticism which revolves Franz Kafka and the relation between his literature and religion. The first position deals with the perspective which considers literature as a non-theoretical theology. Based on that, we analyze the configuration of Kafka as a cabalist, according to Shcolem. In the second position, under the point of view that theology is present in literature, we observed Ander's criticism of the apologist investments which diagnosed a positive theology in Kafka. The third aspect focuses on literature as a "theological place", and based on it we discuss with Brod and Moller about the possibility of seeing Kafka's literature as holder of the same hope found on those analysts. The fourth point approaches an interpretation focused on the human aspect, as Heller's interpretative reading. Finally, it is presented Kuschel's method of structural analogy as a possibility of respecting the peculiarities of each area involved. Through this survey we tried to defend the maintenance of the tension between literature and religion as the best way to respect both of them. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]