Wrestling with an angel : power, morality, and jewish identity /

Wrestling with an angel : power, morality, and jewish identity /

Drawing on historiography, philosophy, social commentary ideological tracts and belles lettres, Ehud Luz explores the ways that Zionist attitudes toward sovereignty were shaped by their Judaic heritage, in particular the prophetic literature and the halakhic (legal) tradition.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Luz, Ehud
Format: eBook
Language:English
Hebrew
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Jews > Identity.
Zionism and Judaism.
Jewish ethics.
Power (Social sciences) > Moral and ethical aspects.
Sovereignty > Moral and ethical aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Identity and National Ethos
  • Part One: The Will to Power
  • Part Two: The Moral Price of Sovereignty
  • Part Three: Power and Jewish Identity in Israeli Public Discourse
  • Conclusion: Politics in Israel as a Test of Judaism.