Jewish Messianic Concept in Perspective of Erich Fromm’s Psychoanalysis, Alumnae of Department of Philosophy Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta Indonesia, 2009, 14 p.

  • Jews’ journey from time to time showed an ebb and flow situation. Sometimes they reached glory, while in the other times they experienced deterioration. However, the traces of suffering were seen more obvious befalling the nation that claimed themselves as the chosen people. Being enslaved in Egypt, stranded in Arab Coast for 40 years, evicted from the promise land (Palestine), inquisitioned by Christian Church in Middle Age and killed in Holocoust tragedy were the long period of dark destiny afflicting Jewish people. Expulsion, hatred and assassination became the common things for Jews. Meanwhile, this minority nation among billions people around the world could survive through every bitter period that approached their lives. Reclining to the belief in God, the messianic hope had given an optimistic feeling to them to face deal with whatever bitter the life was. This research used a figure approach to discuss a topic. The figure that I took to explain Jewish messianic concept was Erich Fromm, a social psychology expert that had a strong Jewish tradition background. This research was a literary research by using methodical elements: description, interpretation, holistika and reflection. Referring to Fromm’s analysis, the question about Jewish survival can be explained through the concept of hope in Jewish belief called >messianic<. The hope bandage by the faith spirit had a link with the concept of >homo esperans< or expectancy beings. Hope and expect are human basic conditions. The spirit of hope for messianic era had made Jewish people traversed various bitter conditions in their history. Messianic concept had some philosophical values: suffering for freedom, theological hope for repairing life and harmony.

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Author:Anggun Gunawan
Document Type:Articles
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2009
Release Date:2020/11/03
Format:PDF-file to download
IdNo:Gunnawan_A_2009
Writings about Erich Fromm (Secondary Literature):Articles / Artikel
Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive:Articles / Artikel
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