Orthodox Judaism and the Politics of Religion - From Prewar Europe to the State of Israel

Investigates traditionalist struggles about Zionism and the emergence of national-religious Judaism and ultra-Orthodox in the early twentieth century.

List of contents

1. Of priests and prophets: social and political activism among orthodox Jews; 2. The genesis of Orthodox political camps; 3. Interwar Poland: formative competition within the Kehillah; 4. Divisive land: the Jewish settlements in mandatory Palestine; 5. A new Era in Orthodox relations; 6. Emerging Israeli milieus; Epilogue: Orthodox dynamics in the twenty-first century; Appendix: short biographies.

About the author

Daniel Mahla is an assistant professor of modern Jewish history at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munchen.

Summary

Examines how nationalizing processes in East and Central Europe and Palestine reshaped observant Jewry into two distinct socio-cultural milieus. This book will be of special interest to students of Jewish history, Zionism and the State of Israel, but also to those studying religious politics, religious fundamentalism and modern nationalism.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Mahla, Daniel (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munc Mahla, Daniel (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen) Mahla
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781108481519
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48151-9
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Eastern Europe, RELIGION / Judaism / General, 20th Century, 21st Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Judaism, Central Europe, Palestine, Religious and theocratic ideologies, Religious & theocratic ideologies