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The political culture of Judaism / Martin Sicker.

By: Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 158 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780313075759
  • 0313075751
  • 0275972577
  • 9780275972578
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Political culture of Judaism.DDC classification:
  • 296.3/82 21
LOC classification:
  • BM645.P64 S547 2001eb
Online resources:
Contents:
The foundations of Judaic civilization -- Democratic theocracy -- The idea of consent -- Nomocracy, or the regime of halakhah -- The individual and society -- Social justice -- National security.
Summary: Sicker examines the fundamental issues of the relationship of the individual to society and state, the implications for public policy of the Judaic focus on social justice, and the rabbinic approach to the problems of national security, from the perspective of a distinctive Judaic political culture that emerges from the source documents and traditions of classical Judaism.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-153) and index.

The foundations of Judaic civilization -- Democratic theocracy -- The idea of consent -- Nomocracy, or the regime of halakhah -- The individual and society -- Social justice -- National security.

Sicker examines the fundamental issues of the relationship of the individual to society and state, the implications for public policy of the Judaic focus on social justice, and the rabbinic approach to the problems of national security, from the perspective of a distinctive Judaic political culture that emerges from the source documents and traditions of classical Judaism.

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