The theory of cultural pluralism goes back to the American-Jewish philosopher Horace Kallen (1882–1974). Kallen used the concept of pluralism for conceiving an American nation in which multiple ethnic groups lived together harmoniously. In addition, pluralism, as Kallen understood it, was meant to promote a cultural Renaissance of Judaism that wo…
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Greene, Daniel, “Pluralism”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 21 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0637>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20221116
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