TY  - GEN
T1  - Authority
T2  - Jewish political tradition ;
A2  - Walzer, Michael
A2  - Lorberbaum, Menachem, 1958-
A2  - Zohar, Noʻam
A2  - Lorberbaum, Yair
LA  - English
PP  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
YR  - 2000
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn191936426
AB  - This book launches a landmark four-volume collaborative work exploring the political thought of the Jewish people from biblical times to the present. Each volume includes a selection of texts-from the Bible and Talmud, midrashic literature, legal responsa, treatises, and pamphlets-annotated for modern readers and accompanied by new commentaries written by eminent philosophers, lawyers, political theorists, and other scholars working in different fields of Jewish studies. These contributors join the arguments of the texts, agreeing or disagreeing, elaborating, refining, qualifying, and sometimes repudiating the political views of the original authors. The series brings the little-known and unexplored Jewish tradition of political thinking and writing into the light, showing where and how it resonates in the state of Israel, the chief diaspora settlements, and, more broadly, modern political experience. This first volume, Authority, addresses the basic question of who ought to rule the community: What claims to rule have been put forward from the time of the exodus from Egypt to the establishment of the state of Israel? How are such claims disputed and defended? What constitutes legitimate authority? The authors discuss the authority of God, then the claims of kings, priests, prophets, rabbis, lay leaders, gentile rulers (during the years of the exile), and the Israeli state. The volume concludes with several perspectives on the issue of whether a modern state can be both Jewish and democratic. Forthcoming volumes will address the themes of membership, community, and political vision. Among the contributors to this volume: Amy Gutmann Moshe Halbertal David Hartman Moshe Idel Sanford Levinson Susan Neiman Hilary Putnam Joseph Raz Michael Sandel Allan Silver Yael Tamir.
OP  - 578
CN  - DS140 .J475 2000eb
SN  - 9780300127720
SN  - 0300127723
SN  - 9786611729646
SN  - 661172964X
SN  - 1281729647
SN  - 9781281729644
SN  - 0300102011
SN  - 9780300102017
SN  - 0300078226
SN  - 9780300078220
KW  - Jews : Politics and government.
KW  - Judaism and politics.
KW  - Judaism and state.
KW  - Leadership : Religious aspects : Judaism.
KW  - Juifs : Politique et gouvernement.
KW  - Judaïsme et politique.
KW  - Judaïsme et État.
KW  - Leadership : Aspect religieux : Judaïsme.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Government : General.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Government : National.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Reference.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Essays.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : History & Theory.
KW  - Jews : Politics and government
KW  - Judaism and politics
KW  - Judaism and state
KW  - Leadership : Religious aspects : Judaism
ER  -