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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459409603321

Autore

Yadgar Yaacov

Titolo

Secularism and religion in Jewish-Israeli politics : traditionists and modernity / / Yaacov Yadgar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-93993-8

1-282-73278-1

9786612732782

0-203-84724-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Collana

Israeli history, politics and society ; ; 52

Disciplina

306.6/9683095694

Soggetti

Orthodox Judaism - Israel - Relations - Nontraditional Jews

Secularism - Israel

Jews - Israel - Identity

Judaism and secularism - Israel

Religion and state - Israel

Electronic books.

Israel Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Theoretical framework; 2 Traditionism and choice; 3 "Method", "consistency", and guilt; 4 Traditionism and observance; 5 Cross-pressures and traditionist solitude; 6 Traditionism, ethnicity, and gender; 7 Traditionists' images of "the orthodox" and "the secular"; 8 Rabbis, halachic reform, and the non-orthodox movements; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Common discourse on Jewish identity in Israel is dominated by the view that Jewish Israelis can, and should, be either religious or secular. Moving away from this conventional framework, this book examines the role of secularism and religion in Jewish society and politics. With a focus on the 'traditionists' (masortim) who comprise over a third of the Jewish-Israeli population, the author examines issues of religion,



tradition and secularism in Israel, giving a fresh approach to the widening theoretical discussion regarding the thesis of secularisation and modernity and expl