Secularism and Religion in Jewish-Israeli Politics : Traditionists and Modernity.
Examines the role of secularism and religion in Jewish society and politics. This book also examines issues of religion, tradition and secularism in Israel, giving a fresh approach to the widening theoretical discussion regarding the thesis of secularisation and modernity and exploring the wider imp...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2010
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| Series: | Cass series--Israeli history, politics, and society.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Theoretical framework; 2 Traditionism and choice; 3 "Method", "consistency", and guilt; 4 Traditionism and observance; 5 Cross-pressures and traditionist solitude; 6 Traditionism, ethnicity, and gender; 7 Traditionists' images of "the orthodox" and "the secular"; 8 Rabbis, halachic reform, and the non-orthodox movements; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
