The Jewish sources and the transformation of European political thoughtNelson, Eric1977-creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.History.mauCambridge, MassHarvard University Press2010monographiceng1 online resource (229 pages)"According to a commonplace narrative, the rise of modern political thought in the West resulted from secularization - the exclusion of religious arguments from political discourse. But in this work Eric Nelson argues that this familiar story is wrong. Instead, he contends, political thought in early-modern Europe became less, not more, secular with time, and it was the Christian encounter with Hebrew sources that provoked this radical transformation."--Jacket."Talmudical commonwealthsmen" and the rise of republican exclusivism -- "For the land is mine" : the Hebrew commonwealth and the rise of redistribution -- Hebrew theocracy and the rise of toleration.Eric Nelson.Includes bibliographical references and index.In English.e------JewsPolitics and governmentTo 70 A.DJudaism and politicsHistory of doctrinesPolitics in rabbinical literaturePolitical scienceEuropeHistoryEuropeCivilizationJewish influencesPHILOSOPHYPoliticalRELIGIONJudaismHistoryCivilizationJewish influencesJewsPolitics and governmentJudaism and politicsHistory of doctrinesPolitical sciencePolitics in rabbinical literatureEuropeRabbinische LiteraturRezeptionPolitische PhilosophieEuropaEuropaPolitical Science, otherPolitical sciencePolitical SciencePolitics in rabbinical literaturePolitikPolitische PhilosophieRabbinische LiteraturRezeptionSocial Sciences To 70 fast JC67 .N45 2010eb320.01/1Nelson, Eric, 1977-Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010(DLC) 2009038615(OCoLC)4561700519780674056749067405674422573/ctt1348w27 JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=437609http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=437609N$T12030520200709055501.0ocn779172986eng