Is Judaism democratic? : reflections from theory and practice throughout the ages

Is Judaism democratic? reflections from theory and practice throughout the ages

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"As government by the people, democracy has always had its proponents as well as opponents. What forms of government have Jewish leaders, both with and without actual political power, favored? Not surprisingly, many options have been offered theoretically and in practice. Perhaps more surprisin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization (-), University of Nebraska--Lincoln. Harris Center for Judaic Studies, Klutznick-Harris Symposium
Otros Autores: Greenspoon, Leonard J. (Leonard Jay), editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press [2018]
Colección:JSTOR Open Access monographs.
Studies in Jewish civilization ; volume 29.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b45943679*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Introduction; Contributors; Goalkeeping: A Biblical Alternative to Greek Political Philosophy and the Limits of Liberal Democracy; The "Will of the People" in Antimonarchic Biblical Texts; The Democratic Principle Underlying Jewish Law: Moving Beyond Whether It Is So to How and Why It Is So; Mipnei Darkhei Shalom: The Promotion of Harmonious Relationships in the Mishnah's Social Order; Theocracy as Monarchy and Anarchy; Jewish Democracy: From Medieval Community to Modern State.
  • Linking "Egypt with Texas": Emma Lazarus's Jewish Vision of American DemocracyJudaism and Democracy; Monarchy and Polity: Systems of Government in Jewish Tradition; Democracy, Judaism, Israel, Art, and Demagoguery; Dignity and Democracy: Defending the Principle of the Sanctity of Human Life; "The Will of the People" or "The Will of the Rabbis": Democracy and the Rabbis' Authority; The Jewish State and the End of Democratic Judaism.
  • Goalkeeping: a biblical alternative to Greek political philosophy and the limits of liberal democracy / Joshua I. Weinstein
  • The "will of the people" in antimonarchic biblical texts / Baruch Alster
  • The democratic principle underlying Jewish law: moving beyond whether it is so to how and why it is so / David Brodsky
  • Mipnei darkhei shalom: the promotion of harmonious relationships in the Mishnah's social order / Simcha Fishbane
  • Theocracy as monarchy and anarchy / Samuel Hayim Brody
  • Jewish democracy: from medieval community to modern State / Joseph Isaac Lifshitz
  • Linking "Egypt with Texas": Emma Lazarus's Jewish vision of American democracy / David J. Peterson and Joan Latchaw
  • Judaism and democracy / Lenn E. Goodman
  • Monarchy and polity: systems of government in Jewish tradition / Lawrence H. Schiffman
  • Democracy, Judaism, Israel, art, and demagoguery / Ori Z. Soltes
  • Dignity and democracy: defending the principle of the sanctity of human life / Alan Mittleman
  • "The will of the people" or "the will of the rabbis": democracy and the rabbis' authority / Shlomo Abramovich
  • The Jewish State and the end of democratic Judaism / Meirav Jones.

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