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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964209303321

Autore

Mittleman Alan

Titolo

The politics of Torah : the Jewish political tradition and the founding of Agudat Israel / / Alan L. Mittleman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c1996

ISBN

9781438413358

1438413351

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 200 pages)

Disciplina

296.3/877

Soggetti

Judaism and politics

Orthodox Judaism - Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-194) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- Content -- INTERPRETING THE SACRED POLITY: THE CONCEPT OF THE JEWISH POLITICAL TRADITION -- THE SACRED POLITYIN TRANSITION:MEDIEVAL NORMS ANDMODERN IDEALS -- RENEWING THE SACRED POLITY: THE FOUNDING OF AGUDAT ISRAEL -- Back Matter -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- Back Cover.

Sommario/riassunto

A study of the origins and early history of the Agudat Israel movement in Germany, the first international political movement among Orthodox Jews.