TY - BOOK AU - Kaye,Alexander TI - The invention of Jewish theocracy: the struggle for legal authority in modern Israel T2 - Oxford scholarship online SN - 9780190099954 (ebook) : AV - DS150.R39 I7545 2020 U1 - 322.1095694 23 PY - 2020/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Religious Zionism KW - Israel KW - History KW - Philosophy KW - Religious Zionists KW - Attitudes KW - Judaism and state N1 - Also issued in print: 2020; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - 'The Invention of Jewish Theocracy' explains why the idea of halakhic state - a demand that Israel should be governed by the law of the Torah - emerged, what happened after it initially failed to take hold, and how it has regained popularity in recent decades, provoking a schism between secular politics and religious fundamentalism. This text engages with contemporary debates on global human rights, the role of religion in Middle East conflict, and the long-term consequences of European imperialism UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190922740.001.0001 ER -