LEADER 03509nam 22005534a 450 001 9910810367003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-313-07575-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000006172 035 $a(OCoLC)70731836 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10020804 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000223425 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11185319 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000223425 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10196279 035 $a(PQKB)11783606 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000698 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000698 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10020804 035 $a(OCoLC)847412049 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000006172 100 $a20010322d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe political culture of Judaism /$fMartin Sicker 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWestport, Conn. $cPraeger$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (171 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-275-97257-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p.[145]-153) and index. 327 $aIntro Contents Introduction Chapter 1 The Foundations of Judaic Civilization Chapter 2 Democratic Theocracy Chapter 3 The Idea of Consent Chapter 4 Nomocracy, or the Regime of Halakhah Chapter 5 The Individual and Society Chapter 6 Social Justice Chapter 7 National Security Selected Bibliography Index 330 $aSicker examines the fundamental norms of civic conduct considered essential to the emergence and moral viability of the good society envisioned in the source documents and traditions of Judaism. The principles underlying the desired behavioral norms constitute the ethical underpinnings of the unique civilization envisioned by Mosaic teaching, a Judaic civilization characterized by instituted norms of civil conduct deemed necessary to ensure appropriate civil relations between persons, individually and collectively. The tensions in Judaic thought regarding the concept of democracy as a paradigm for Judaic government are examined, including the theological as well as moral implications of democracy that cast doubt on its appropriateness as a political ideal. Sicker considers the role of popular consent as a legitimating factor in the Judaic polity, and the distinctively Judaic approach to the ordering of civil relations in society within the constitutional context of a nomocratic regime based on halakhah, Judaism's own dynamic system of canon law. Three fundamental societal issues are then explored. The status of the individual within the properly constituted society and the relationship of the citizen to the state. Included in this discussion is the question of the legitimacy of civil disobedience. Sicker examines the practical implications for public policy of the Judaic imperatives regarding social justice and the idea of prescriptive equality. He then takes a hard look at the classical Judaic approach to dealing with the problems of ensuring national security within the context of Judaic norms. 606 $aJudaism and politics 606 $aJewish ethics 615 0$aJudaism and politics. 615 0$aJewish ethics. 676 $a296.3/82 700 $aSicker$b Martin$0296234 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810367003321 996 $aThe political culture of Judaism$94019621 997 $aUNINA