The Hebrew republic : Jewish sources and the transformation of European political thought /

"According to a commonplace narrative, the rise of modern political thought in the West resulted from secularization - the exclusion of religious arguments from political discourse. But in this work Eric Nelson argues that this familiar story is wrong. Instead, he contends, political thought in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nelson, Eric, 1977-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.
Temas:
To 70
Jews > Politics and government > To 70 A.D.
Judaism and politics > History of doctrines.
Politics in rabbinical literature.
Political science > Europe > History.
Juifs > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 70.
Judaïsme et politique > Histoire des doctrines.
Politique dans la littérature rabbinique.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
RELIGION > Judaism > History.
Civilization > Jewish influences.
Jews > Politics and government.
Political science.
Rabbinische Literatur
Rezeption
Politische Philosophie
Europe > Civilization > Jewish influences.
Europe.
Europa
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"According to a commonplace narrative, the rise of modern political thought in the West resulted from secularization - the exclusion of religious arguments from political discourse. But in this work Eric Nelson argues that this familiar story is wrong. Instead, he contends, political thought in early-modern Europe became less, not more, secular with time, and it was the Christian encounter with Hebrew sources that provoked this radical transformation."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (229 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674056749
0674056744

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