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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964107703321

Autore

Graff Gil <1952->

Titolo

Separation of church and state : dina de-malkhuta dina in Jewish law, 1750-1848 / / Gil Graff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c1985

ISBN

0-8173-8684-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 pages)

Collana

Judaic studies series

Disciplina

296.3/877

Soggetti

Judaism and state

Jews - Emancipation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. From Talmudic Times to the Eighteenth Century; 2. The Impact of the Enlightenment and the Centralization of State Authority; 3. The French Revolution; 4. The Napoleonic Phase; 5. Religious Reform, 1815-1848; Summary and Conclusions; Abbreviations; Notes; Glossary

Sommario/riassunto

Observes that the significance of dina de-malkhuta dina and its interpretation is vital for an understanding of modern Jewish life as well as the relationship of Diaspora Jews to the Jewish community in the state of Israel   For the Jewish community, the end of the Middle Ages and the emergence of the modern nation-state brought the promise of.