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EBOOK Holy War in Judaism:The Fall and Rise of a Controversial Idea

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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199860319
EAN: 47099C2EEB
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Stron: 384
Data wydania: 2012
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Holy War in Judaism is the first book to consider how the concept of ''holy war''        disappeared from Jewish thought for almost 2000 years, only to reemerge with renewed        vigor in modern times. Holy war, sanctioned or even commanded by God, is a common        and recurring theme in the Hebrew Bible, but Rabbinic Judaism largely avoided        discussion of holy war in the Talmud and related literatures for the simple reason        that it became extremely dangerous and self-destructive. The revival of the holy war        idea occurred with the rise of Zionism, and as the need for organized Jewish        engagement in military actions developed, Orthodox Jews faced a dilemma. There was        great need for all to engage in combat for the survival of the infant state of        Israel, but the Talmudic rabbis had virtually eliminated divine authorization for        Jews to fight in Jewish armies. The first stage of the revival was sanction for Jews        to fight in defense. The next stage emerged with the establishment of the state and        allowed Orthodox Jews to enlist even when the community was not engaged in a war of        survival. Once the notion of divinely sanctioned warring was revived, it became        available to Jews who considered that the historical context justified more        aggressive forms of warring. Among some Jews, divinely authorized war became        associated not only with defense but also with a renewed kibbush or conquest, a term        that became central to the discourse regarding war and peace and the lands conquered        by the state of Israel in 1967. By the early 1980's, the rhetoric of holy war had        entered the general political discourse of modern Israel. In this book Reuven        Firestone identifies, analyzes, and explains the historical, conceptual, and        intellectual processes that revived holy war ideas in modern Judaism. The book        serves as a case study of the way in which one ancient religious concept, once        deemed irrelevant or even dangerous, was successfully revived in order to fill a        pressing contemporary need. It also helps to clarify the current political and        religious situation in relation to war and peace in Israel and the Middle        East.

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