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The invention of Jewish theocracy : the struggle for legal authority in modern Israel / Alexander Kaye.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaye, Alexander, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religious Zionism--Israel--History.
- Religious Zionism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- 'The Invention of Jewish Theocracy' explains why the idea of halakhic state - a demand that Israel should be governed by the law of the Torah - emerged, what happened after it initially failed to take hold, and how it has regained popularity in recent decades, provoking a schism between secular politics and religious fundamentalism. This text engages with contemporary debates on global human rights, the role of religion in Middle East conflict, and the long-term consequences of European imperialism.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-092276-1
- 0-19-009995-X
- 0-19-092275-3
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