Zionism and religion
By: Shmuel Almog, Jehuda Reinharz, and Anita Shapira, editors.
Contributors: Almog, S.; Reinharz, Jehuda.; Shapira, Anita.; Merkaz Zalman Shazar le-toldot Yiśraʼel.
Series: The Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry series ;; 30
Publisher: University Press of New England
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Hanover
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Zionism and Judaism -- Congresses
Description: The relationship between nationalism and religion has often been characterized by antagonisms and antipathy. In this anthology, scholars from Israel and the United States examine various perspectives - history, sociology, theology, law, political science - the complex nexus within Judaism of these two sources of repeated ideological and political dispute.

Together these authors confront a fundamental question: was religion the essential foundation for Zionism, or merely a single component now amenable to modern interpretation? The collection demonstrates that "the permutations in the dynamic interaction between nationalism and religion are not confined solely to the plane of historical events, but are also evident in society and the intellectual sphere."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Papers from an international conference on Zionism and religion.
"Brandeis University Press in association with the Zalman Shazar Center for Jewish History."