Critique of Halakhic reason : divine commandments and social normativity /
Norms & obligations are central components of many religious traditions. Yet they have often been neglected as objects of reflection in the study of religion relative to belief, experience, & even the related category of ritual. More surprisingly, despite the centrality of mitzvah in Judaism...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Series: | Reflection and theory in the study of religion.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Norms & obligations are central components of many religious traditions. Yet they have often been neglected as objects of reflection in the study of religion relative to belief, experience, & even the related category of ritual. More surprisingly, despite the centrality of mitzvah in Judaism, halakhah has only recently become a central topic in modern Jewish thought. This book rectifies these deficiencies while forging new connections between reflection on religion & modern Jewish thought by offering what it calls a critique of halakhic reason. Such a critique delineates the rational constraints on the justification of the commandments & the practical consequences for their jurisprudence. It also asks whether uniquely "religious reasons" even exist & draws conclusions for several areas of study. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197767962 0197767966 0197767958 9780197767955 9780197767948 019776794X |