Between State and Synagogue: The Secularization of Contemporary IsraelA 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. |
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Contents
Unpacking Secularization | 1 |
From Status Quo to Crisis | 27 |
Regulating and DeRegulating Love | 60 |
A Matter of Lifestyle 1 02 | 102 |
From White Steak to Pork 1 3 8 | 138 |
Bargaining for the Sabbath 1 76 | 176 |
Conclusions 21 3 | 215 |
Bibliography | 229 |
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| Title | Between State and Synagogue: The Secularization of Contemporary Israel Issue 42 of Cambridge Middle East Studies, ISSN 1365-5698 |
| Author | Guy Ben-Porat |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2013 |
| ISBN | 110700344X, 9781107003446 |
| Length | 258 pages |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / Political Freedom Political Science / Political Ideologies / General Political Science / World / General Religion / Judaism / General |
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