Bøker av Leonard J. Greenspoon

Recognises that Jews have often experienced or imaged periods of exile and return in their long tradition. The fourteen papers in this collection examine this phenomenon from different approaches, genres, and media. They cover the period from biblical times to today.

As government by the people, democracy has always had its proponents as well as opponents. What forms of government have Jewish leaders, both with and without actual political power, favoured? This volume is required reading for anyone interested in how religion and politics have interacted, and continue to interact, in Judaism and among Jews.