State and religion in Israel: a philosophical-legal inquiry
Discusses state and religion relations in Israel by applying a general theory regarding the role of religion in liberal countries
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Sapir, Gidon, 1965-, State and religion in Israel : a philosophical-legal inquiry] (2020) (Hacohen, Aviad, 1962 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Israel
/ Democracy
/ State
/ Religion
/ Geschichte 2000-
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| Further subjects: | B
Religion and state-Israel-Philosophy
B Group B Judaism and state-Israel-Philosophy B Law B Religion B Israel-Politics and government B Jews B State B Judaism B Democracy-Religious aspects-Judaism B Jewish philosophy-Israel-History-21st century B Religious organization B Israel B Legal status |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Discusses state and religion relations in Israel by applying a general theory regarding the role of religion in liberal countries Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I Theory -- Introduction -- 1 Liberalism and Neutrality (1): Arguments against Support -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Preserving Law and Order -- 1.3 Avoiding Offense to Conscience -- 2 Liberalism and Neutrality (2): Arguments against Preference -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Respect -- 2.3 Autonomy -- 2.4 Equality -- 2.5 Expertise and Tolerance -- 2.6 Summary -- 3 The Assumed Dangers of Religion -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Religion as a Cause of Tension, Violence, and Discrimination -- 3.3 Does Religion Have a Negative Effect on Well-Being? -- 4 Religious Reasons for Separation -- 5 Freedom of Religion -- 5.1 The Basis for Freedom of Religion -- 5.2 What Is Protected under Religious Freedom? -- 5.3 Dilemmas of Implementation -- 5.4 Judicial Oversight on Religious Issues -- 5.5 Is Religion Unique? -- 6 Protection of Religious Feelings -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 What Is It That We Do When We Hurt Religious Feelings? -- 6.3 Is There a Moral Duty to Refrain from Behavior that Hurts Feelings? -- 6.4 The Asymmetrical Nature of Claims Concerning Hurt Feelings -- 6.5 Attacks on Freedom of Religion and Claims about Hurt Religious Feelings -- 7 Freedom from Religion -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 What Is Protected under the Freedom from Religion? -- 7.3 Religious Freedom and the Uniqueness of Religion Once Again -- 8 Religious Coercion: The Place of Religious Arguments in the Public Sphere -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 What Does PR Mean by ''Religious Arguments''? -- 8.3 Public Reason and Autonomy -- 8.4 PR and Respect -- 8.4.1 The Disrespect Involved in Relying on Religious Arguments -- 8.4.2 Respect as the Avoidance of Humiliation -- 8.5 Positive Arguments for Taking Religious Views into Consideration -- 8.6 Summary and Conclusions 8.7 Conclusion of Part I -- Part II From Theory to Practice -- Introduction -- 9 Marriage and Divorce -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Religious Marriage and the Principle of Public Reason -- 9.3 Conscience and Religious Weddings -- 9.4 Marriage in Israel: The Exclusivity of Religious Law -- 9.4.1 Recognition of Civil Marriage -- 9.4.2 The Legal Status of Common-Law Unions -- 10 Religious Education -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The Debate in Israel about the Core Curriculum -- 10.3 Revisiting the Advantages and Disadvantages of Religion -- 11 Serving Religious Needs -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Preference in Serving Religious Needs -- 11.3 Conditions for the State to Serve Religious Needs -- 11.4 A Proposed Reform -- 12 Drafting Yeshiva Students into the Army -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 History of the Exemption -- 12.3 Military Service and Religious Freedom -- 13 The Sabbath in a Jewish State -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 A Brief History of the Arrangements Regarding the Sabbath -- 13.3 Normative Aspects -- 13.4 Summary -- 14 The Supreme Court on the Protection of and from Religion -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 The Horev Case: Closing Roads to Traffic on the Sabbath -- 14.3 The Shavit Case: Religious Burial in a Secular State -- 14.4 The Gur-Arye Case: Documentaries about Orthodox People on the Sabbath -- 14.5 The Freilich Case: Freedom of Religion versus Securing the Jewish Character of Israel -- 15 Minority Religions in Israel -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Support for Non-Jewish Religions within a Jewish State -- 15.3 Religious Freedom -- 15.4 Summary -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Australia -- Canada -- Israel -- Mandate Palestine -- Usa -- Index |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (322 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-66794-4 |
