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Living law : jewish political theology from hermann cohen to hannah arendt / Miguel Vatter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vatter, Miguel E., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judaism and politics.
- Political theology.
- Jewish law--Philosophy.
- Jewish law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (360 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- This text discusses the political theology developed by German Jewish philosophy in the 20th century on the basis of its original reconstruction of the teachings of Jewish prophetology.
- Contents:
- Introduction : what is Jewish political theology?
- Philo and the origins of Jewish political theology
- Hermann Cohen and socialist democracy
- Franz Rosenzweig and religious constitutionalism
- Gershom Scholem and the mystical foundations of authority
- Leo Strauss and the concrete order of law
- Hannah Arendt and federalism
- Conclusion : the empty throne : from theocracy to anarchy.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2021.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-754652-8
- 0-19-754653-6
- 0-19-754651-X
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