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University of Muri is the fictional creation of critic and metaphysician
Walter BenjaminWalter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish Marxist philosopher-sociologist, literary critic, translator and essayist. He was at times associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory...
, and historian of Jewish mysticism and Philosopher
Gershom ScholemGershom Scholem , also known as Gerhard Scholem, was a Jewish philosopher and historian raised in Germany...
. It is presumed to be located in Muri, Switzerland and though it was shut down by Benjamin and Scholem a number of times it is, or was at last report, still "open." In his essay
Walter Benjamin and his Angel Scholem writes, "The guardian angel of the Kabbalah from the year 1921 has become the guardian angel of the University of Muri, in whose
Transactions a "philosopher" and a "kabbalist"-- who in a traditional sense were neither a philosopher nor a kabbalist-- made the traditional university and its scholars the object of their derision."
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The
University of Muri is the fictional creation of critic and metaphysician
Walter BenjaminWalter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish Marxist philosopher-sociologist, literary critic, translator and essayist. He was at times associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory...
, and historian of Jewish mysticism and Philosopher
Gershom ScholemGershom Scholem , also known as Gerhard Scholem, was a Jewish philosopher and historian raised in Germany...
. It is presumed to be located in Muri, Switzerland and though it was shut down by Benjamin and Scholem a number of times it is, or was at last report, still "open." In his essay
Walter Benjamin and his Angel Scholem writes, "The guardian angel of the Kabbalah from the year 1921 has become the guardian angel of the University of Muri, in whose
Transactions a "philosopher" and a "kabbalist"-- who in a traditional sense were neither a philosopher nor a kabbalist-- made the traditional university and its scholars the object of their derision."
While a complete course offering was never really available, Scholem does report that he and Benjamin mutually agreed to put
Robert EislerRobert Eisler was an Austrian Jewish art historian and Biblical scholar. He was a follower of the psychology of Carl Jung. His writings cover a great range of topics, from cosmic kingship and astrology to werewolves....
in charge of a course titled, "Ladies' coats and Beach Cabanas in light of the History of Religion."