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...

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1. Verfasser: Nelson, Eric, 1977-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.
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Zusammenfassung:"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
Beschreibung:1 online resource (229 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674056749
0674056744

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