Religious Recognition of Autonomous Secular Law: The Sitz im Leben of R. Nissim of Girona's Homily (no. 11)
Many consider the political thought of Rabbi Nissim ben Reuben of Girona (RaN, ca. 1310–1380) to be innovative and daring, especially in comparison with other political theories in medieval Jewish thought. It has been argued that in his homily no. 11 RaN recognizes a secular politico-legal system he...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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Harvard theological review
Year: 2012, Volume: 105, Issue: 2, Pages: 163-188 |
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| Summary: | Many consider the political thought of Rabbi Nissim ben Reuben of Girona (RaN, ca. 1310–1380) to be innovative and daring, especially in comparison with other political theories in medieval Jewish thought. It has been argued that in his homily no. 11 RaN recognizes a secular politico-legal system headed by the king, which parallels the halakic-religious legal system under the control of the judicial authority. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4517 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S001781601200048X |