{"product_id":"between-state-and-synagogue-the-secularization-of-contemporary-israel-hardback-9781107003446","title":"Between State and Synagogue; The Secularization of Contemporary Israel (Hardback) 9781107003446","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBetween State and Synagogue\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Secularization of Contemporary Israel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuy Ben-Porat explores the evolving tensions between the liberal component in Israeli society and the constraints imposed by religious orthodoxy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGuy Ben-Porat (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107003446, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 March 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e284 pages, 13 b\/w illus.  14 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book provides useful information about the politis of the Israeli religious-secular divide and its evolution in recent decades. It is also timely in terms of the broader debate about the place of religion in Western democratic societies. Ben-Portat posits an important distinction between secularism and secularization … Recommended. General readers, undergraduate students, graduate students, and research faculty.' D. Schwan-Baird, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA thriving, yet small, liberal component in Israeli society has frequently taken issue with the constraints imposed by religious orthodoxy, largely with limited success. However, Guy Ben-Porat suggests, in recent years, in part because of demographic changes and in part because of the influence of an increasingly consumer-oriented society, dramatic changes have occurred in secularization of significant parts of public and private lives. Even though these fissures often have more to do with lifestyle choices and economics than with political or religious ideology, the demands and choices of a secular public and a burgeoning religious presence in the government are becoming ever more difficult to reconcile. The evidence, which the author has accrued from numerous interviews and a detailed survey, is nowhere more telling than in areas that demand religious sanction such as marriage, burial, the sale of pork, and the operation of businesses on the Sabbath.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFigures and tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface and acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e 1. Unpacking secularization\u003cbr\u003e 2. Israel: from status quo to crisis\u003cbr\u003e 3. The state of marriage: regulating and de-regulating love\u003cbr\u003e 4. Burial: a matter of lifestyle\u003cbr\u003e 5. Pig on the plate: from 'white steak' to pork\u003cbr\u003e 6. Live and let buy: bargaining for Sabbath\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political control \u0026amp; freedoms [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political control \u0026amp; freedoms\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20control%20\u0026amp;%20freedoms%20%5BJPV%5D%22\"\u003eJPV\u003c\/a\u003e], Political ideologies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political ideologies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20ideologies%20%5BJPF%5D%22\"\u003eJPF\u003c\/a\u003e], Judaism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judaism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judaism%20%5BHRJ%5D%22\"\u003eHRJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265442304280,"sku":"9781107003446","price":81.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107003446i.jpg?v=1692022916","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/between-state-and-synagogue-the-secularization-of-contemporary-israel-hardback-9781107003446","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}