The Hebrew republic Jewish sources and the transformation of European political thought /
"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...
| Основен автор: | Nelson, Eric, 1977- |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2010.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=437609 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Hebrew republic. |
| Резюме: |
"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. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (229 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780674056749 0674056744 |