Nelson, Eric
The Hebrew republic : Jewish sources and the transformation of European political thought / - USA : Harvard University Press , 2010 . - 229 pages
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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.
9780674050587 0674050584 9780674062139 0674062132
2009038615
GBB006847 bnb
015468242 Uk
--Politics and government--To 70 A.D.
Judaism and politics--History of doctrines
Politics in rabbinical literature
Political science--History--Europe
Civilization--Jewish influences--political philosophy
JC67 / .N45 2010
320.011
The Hebrew republic : Jewish sources and the transformation of European political thought / - USA : Harvard University Press , 2010 . - 229 pages
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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.
9780674050587 0674050584 9780674062139 0674062132
2009038615
GBB006847 bnb
015468242 Uk
--Politics and government--To 70 A.D.
Judaism and politics--History of doctrines
Politics in rabbinical literature
Political science--History--Europe
Civilization--Jewish influences--political philosophy
JC67 / .N45 2010
320.011