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Israel's Higher Law
Religion and Liberal Democracy in the Jewish State
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2006
Summary
In Israel's Higher Law, Steven V. Mazie draws on the voices of Israeli citizens to shed new light on the relationship between liberal democracy and religion. By analyzing Israelis' perspectives on a number of divisive issues—including Jewish state symbols, marriage law, public Sabbath observance and funding for religious education—Mazie identifies a rift between Israeli and American understandings of 'separation of religion and state' and a gulf between Jewish and Arab citizens' visions for Israel's religion-state arrangement. Mazie's compelling study offers more valuable insight into these dilemmas than any publication to date and proposes new guidelines for resolving them. Israel's Higher Law is the definitive work on the tensions between religion and democracy in Israel. It is a must-read for anyone interested in politics and Jewish studies.
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Copyright year
2006
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-1485-8
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-5664-3
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
313
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Preface: Snapshots of Israel No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
1 Beyond Separation No access
2 The Jewish State No access
3 Thirty-One Israelis No access
4 Israel in the Eyes of Israelis No access
5 Kashrut, Shabbat and Religious Education No access
6 Marriage Law No access
7 Military Service No access
8 Symbols No access
9 Land No access
10 Lessons From Israel No access
Appendix: Interview Guides No access Pages 285 - 292
