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Hardcover. Part of an ongoing series that deals with religion and free expression, this title focuses on the current controversy over Israel, and draws on three basic features of Judaism - iconoclasm, commitment to argument, and respect for human dignity - to make a Jewish case for outspokenness. Series: Manifestos for the Twenty-first Century. Num Pages: 102 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 113 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Part of an ongoing series published in cooperation with "Index on Censorship" that deals with religion and free expression, "The Jewish Case" is distinctive in several ways. To begin with, even calling Judaism a religion is problematic: the breadth of Judaism, combined with its antiquity, gives Jewish sensibility a complexity that defies the simple distinction between 'religious' and 'secular'. That complexity affects the entire discussion of the Jewish case on tolerance and censorship - especially today, when Israel and its relationship to Zionism are central political and social concerns. In the light of this difficulty, Brian Klug in "The Jewish ... Read more
Part of an ongoing series published in cooperation with "Index on Censorship" that deals with religion and free expression, "The Jewish Case" is distinctive in several ways. To begin with, even calling Judaism a religion is problematic: the breadth of Judaism, combined with its antiquity, gives Jewish sensibility a complexity that defies the simple distinction between 'religious' and 'secular'. That complexity affects the entire discussion of the Jewish case on tolerance and censorship - especially today, when Israel and its relationship to Zionism are central political and social concerns. In the light of this difficulty, Brian Klug in "The Jewish ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
Series
Manifestos for the Twenty-first Century
Number of Pages
102
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906497392
SKU
V9781906497392
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About Brian Klug
Brian Klug is a senior research fellow in philosophy at St. Benet's Hall, University of Oxford, and a member of the philosophy faculty at the University of Oxford. He is associate editor of the journal Patterns of Prejudice and is the author of Minding Our Language: Prejudice, Racism and Antisemitism, among other books.
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