TY - GEN N2 - 'The Invention of Jewish Theocracy' explains why the idea of halakhic state - a demand that Israel should be governed by the law of the Torah - emerged, what happened after it initially failed to take hold, and how it has regained popularity in recent decades, provoking a schism between secular politics and religious fundamentalism. This text engages with contemporary debates on global human rights, the role of religion in Middle East conflict, and the long-term consequences of European imperialism. AB - 'The Invention of Jewish Theocracy' explains why the idea of halakhic state - a demand that Israel should be governed by the law of the Torah - emerged, what happened after it initially failed to take hold, and how it has regained popularity in recent decades, provoking a schism between secular politics and religious fundamentalism. This text engages with contemporary debates on global human rights, the role of religion in Middle East conflict, and the long-term consequences of European imperialism. T1 - The invention of Jewish theocracy :the struggle for legal authority in modern Israel / AU - Kaye, Alexander, CN - Oxford Scholarship Online CN - DS150.R39 ID - 921729 KW - Religious Zionism KW - Religious Zionism KW - Religious Zionists KW - Judaism and state SN - 9780190099954 TI - The invention of Jewish theocracy :the struggle for legal authority in modern Israel / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190922740.001.0001 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190922740.001.0001 ER -