LEADER 03111oam 22004574a 450 001 9910467573103321 005 20210915044708.0 010 $a1-61249-553-2 035 $a(CKB)4100000007156313 035 $a(OCoLC)1076236474 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse67786 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5598083 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5598083 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007156313 100 $a20180705d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aIs Judaism Democratic?$eReflections from Theory and Practice Throughout the Ages /$fedited by Leonard J. Greenspoon 210 1$aWest Lafayette, Indiana :$cPurdue University Press,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ[2018] 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 257 pages) 225 0 $aStudies in Jewish civilization 311 $a1-55753-833-6 330 $a"As government by the people, democracy has always had its proponents as well as opponents. What forms of government have Jewish leaders, both with and without actual political power, favored? Not surprisingly, many options have been offered theoretically and in practice. Perhaps more surprisingly, democracy has been at the heart of most systems of governance. Biblical Israel was largely a monarchy, but many writers of the Bible were critical of the excesses that almost always arise when human kings take charge: the general populace loses its freedom. In rabbinic Judaism, the majority ruled, and many principles that support modern democratic institutions have their basis in interpretations offered by the classical rabbis. This is true even though rabbinic Jews did not govern democratically. When Jews did have some degree of self-governance, democratic principles and institutions were often upheld. At the same time, so most communal leaders insisted, God--the ultimate judge--ultimately judges everything and everyone. Modern Israel provides the first instance of an independent Jewish nation since the Hasmonean monarchy of the second and first centuries BCE. On an almost daily basis, common features uniting democracy and Judaism, as well as flash point of controversy, are highlighted there. The fourteen scholars whose work is collected here are mindful of all of these circumstances--and many more. In a style that is accessible, clear, and balanced, they allow readers to assess these issues based on the most current thinking. This volume is required reading for anyone interested in how religion and politics have interacted, and continue to interact, in Judaism and among Jews"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aStudies in Jewish civilization. 606 $aDemocracy 606 $aJews$xPolitics and government 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDemocracy. 615 0$aJews$xPolitics and government. 676 $a296.3/82 702 $aGreenspoon$b Leonard J$g(Leonard Jay), 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910467573103321 996 $aIs Judaism democratic$92128072 997 $aUNINA