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...
| Résumé: | "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."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record |
| Description matérielle: | Online Ressource (229 p.) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-05674-9 0-674-05674-4 |
