| Commandment and Community: New Essays in Jewish Legal and Political Philosophy Contributor(s): Frank, Daniel H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791424308 ISBN-13: 9780791424308 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 296.387 |
| LCCN: 94-18406 |
| Series: Suny Jewish Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.96" W x 9.02" (1.01 lbs) 299 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is divided into two parts, Judaism and Political Praxis and Halakha and the Political Order. The first part is concerned with issues at the interface of Jewish political theory and practice: a Jewish philosophy of justice, the formulation of a practical philosophy based on traditional Jewish sources, and the need for greater political activism among Jews. The second part presents both systematic and historical studies. It includes the strategies used to determine the meaning and intelligibility of texts and norms in the rabbinic tradition, trends in the history of Jewish political thought, and the connectedness of law and morality in traditional Judaism. |