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Tag: Enlightenment Theory
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The Symbol Catcher
Abraham Socher
in
Jewish Review of Books
· 16 Sep 2019
The text discusses the symbolic dimension of baseball cards and idolatry, drawing parallels between the reverence for baseball cards and religious idol worship as articulated by philosopher Moses Mendelssohn.