Holy war in Judaism : the fall and rise of a controversial idea /

The transformations brought about by modernity required Jews to re-examine the traditional rabbinic prohibition against war in the light of the times. Within a hundred years the traditional safeguards were effectively removed for the majority of religious Jews that continued to take Jewish tradition...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Firestone, Reuven
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
The transformations brought about by modernity required Jews to re-examine the traditional rabbinic prohibition against war in the light of the times. Within a hundred years the traditional safeguards were effectively removed for the majority of religious Jews that continued to take Jewish traditional exegesis seriously. This full process, from removing holy war from possibility to reviving holy war as a paradigm for action, is the topic of this study.
Umfang:
1 online resource (382 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-346) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-997715-1
9786613889492
1-283-57704-6
0-19-986031-9
Schlagworte:
War > Religious aspects > Judaism.
War > Biblical teaching.
War in literature.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
Arab-Israeli conflict > Religious aspects > Judaism.
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