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Israel's Higher Law [electronic resource] : Religion and Liberal Democracy in the Jewish State.

By: Publication details: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (333 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780739156643 (electronic bk.)
  • 0739156640 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Israel's Higher Law : Religion and Liberal Democracy in the Jewish State.DDC classification:
  • 322.1095694 322/.1095694
LOC classification:
  • BM538.S7 M39 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface: Snapshots of Israel; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Foundations; 1 Beyond Separation; 2 The Jewish State; 3 Thirty-One Israelis; 4 Israel in the Eyes of Israelis; Part II Controversies Among Israeli Jews; 5 Kashrut, Shabbat and Religious Education; 6 Marriage Law; 7 Military Service; Part III Controversies Between Israeli Arabs and Jews; 8 Symbols; 9 Land; Part IV Conclusions; 10 Lessons From Israel; Appendix: Interview Guides; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Summary: In Israel's Higher Law, Steven V. Mazie sheds new light on the relationship between liberalism and religion through a detailed assessment of the Jewish state. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Israeli citizens, this compelling work scrutinizes the ways in which Israelis conceptualize and debate their polity's religion-state arrangement.
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface: Snapshots of Israel; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Foundations; 1 Beyond Separation; 2 The Jewish State; 3 Thirty-One Israelis; 4 Israel in the Eyes of Israelis; Part II Controversies Among Israeli Jews; 5 Kashrut, Shabbat and Religious Education; 6 Marriage Law; 7 Military Service; Part III Controversies Between Israeli Arabs and Jews; 8 Symbols; 9 Land; Part IV Conclusions; 10 Lessons From Israel; Appendix: Interview Guides; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

In Israel's Higher Law, Steven V. Mazie sheds new light on the relationship between liberalism and religion through a detailed assessment of the Jewish state. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Israeli citizens, this compelling work scrutinizes the ways in which Israelis conceptualize and debate their polity's religion-state arrangement.

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