Theocratic Democracy: The Social Construction of Religious and Secular Extremism

by Nachman Ben-Yehuda

The state of Israel was established in 1948 as a Jewish democracy, without a legal separation between religion and the state. Ever since, the tension between the two has been a central political, social, and moral issue in Israel, resulting in a cultural conflict between secular Jews and the fundamentalist, ultra-orthodox Haredi community. What is the nature of this cultural conflict and how is it managed?

In Theocratic Democracy, Nachman Ben-Yehuda...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199734860
• ISBN13: 9780199734863
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"