The Jewish Political Tradition: MembershipMichael Walzer, Menachem Lorberbaum, Noam J. Zohar, Ari Ackerman "The series to which this book belongs is unprecedented. . . . Every one of the chapters enacts a debate that should have a living resonance, not just for Jews, although obviously for them, but for everyone with a historical sense and a political conscience."--Hilary Putnam, Boston Review "A vast and important resource which will be consulted for years to come by all interested in any aspect of Judaism and Jewish history."--Ira Robinson, Journal of Religion & Culture (praise for the series) |
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
The Meaning of Election | 16 |
Medieval Models | 29 |
Religion and Nationalism | 34 |
Commitment unto Death | 82 |
Social Hierarchy | 108 |
Introduction | 109 |
WellBorn and IllBorn | 113 |
Introduction | 314 |
Internal Enemies | 320 |
Sinners and Apostates | 332 |
Rabbanite Attitudes Toward Karaites | 344 |
Dogmatism and Heresy | 360 |
Denominational Judaism | 374 |
Secularization and Nationalism | 397 |
The Boundaries of the NationState | 424 |
Priests and Laity | 124 |
Hakham and Am haAretz | 131 |
Gender Hierarchy | 150 |
Introduction | 152 |
Classical Constructions | 157 |
In Law and Ritual | 169 |
In Torah Study | 179 |
In Public Roles | 197 |
Converts | 231 |
Introduction | 233 |
Joining the Nation | 238 |
Rabbinic Attitudes | 246 |
The Procedure and Its Meaning | 249 |
Converts Status | 263 |
Conversion for Marriage in Modern Times | 277 |
Acquiring Citizenship in Israel | 294 |
Heretics and Apostates | 310 |
Gentiles | 441 |
Introduction | 445 |
From Adam and Eve to the Noahides | 451 |
The Heathen Nations | 471 |
Resident Gentiles | 484 |
Righteous Gentiles | 490 |
Moral Coexistence | 500 |
Jewish Citizens of Gentile States | 514 |
Gentile Citizens of a Jewish State | 522 |
Glossary of Names | 563 |
Glossary of Terms | 585 |
Commentators | 597 |
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Common terms and phrases
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