Kinship, Law and Politics: An Anatomy of Belonging by Joseph E. David (English)

Description: Kinship, Law and Politics by Joseph E. David The book explores beyond the borders of identity politics by offering a more precise understanding of belonging as a basic and all-encompassing concern. Academics, scholars, and students in the fields of philosophy, law, history, and religious studies will benefit from these interdisciplinary analyses of belonging within kinship, law, and politics. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Why are we so concerned with belonging? In what ways does our belonging constitute our identity? Is belonging a universal concept or a culturally dependent value? How does belonging situate and motivate us? Joseph E. David grapples with these questions through a genealogical analysis of ideas and concepts of belonging. His book transports readers to crucial historical moments in which perceptions of belonging have been formed, transformed, or dismantled. The cases presented here focus on the pivotal role played by belonging in kinship, law, and political order, stretching across cultural and religious contexts from eleventh-century Mediterranean religious legal debates to twentieth-century statist liberalism in Western societies. With his thorough inquiry into diverse discourses of belonging, David pushes past the politics of belonging and forces us to acknowledge just how wide-ranging and fluid notions of belonging can be. Author Biography Joseph E. David is Professor of Law at Sapir Academic College, Israel and a Visiting Professor at the Program in Judaic Studies and Law School at the University of Yale. His research focuses on Jewish Studies, Law and Religion, Legal History and Comparative Jurisprudence, on which he has published extensively. Table of Contents Part I. Kinship: 1. Corporal union as performance of belonging; 2. The making of kin belonging; Part II. Law: 3. Territorial belonging and the law; 4. Religious identity and law; Part III. Politics: 5. The familial-political analogy; 6. Liberal iconoclasm; 7. Beyond the analogy: liberal alternatives; Bibliography. Review Not since Charles Taylor have scholars seen such a profound inquiry into the sources of selfhood and the nature of belonging in community. Joseph David draws on a stunning range of ancient and modern, familiar and forgotten figures to probe the depths of human nature and our essential bonds of marriage and family, friendship and faith, property and state. This is interdisciplinary and interreligious scholarship of the highest caliber. John Witte, Jr., Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory UniversityJoseph Davids book is an immensely erudite and deep exploration of the meaning of belonging and identity. Davids brilliant examination of the belonging and identity in their different layers and in diverse historical settings, is of fundamental importance to the understanding of the complexity of the concept and the vital role it plays in contemporary political and cultural life. Moshe Halbertal, New York University Promotional An introduction to how belonging and identity have been reflected, modified, and rearticulated in crucial moments throughout history. Review Quote Not since Charles Taylor have scholars seen such a profound inquiry into the sources of selfhood and the nature of belonging in community. Joseph David draws on a stunning range of ancient and modern, familiar and forgotten figures to probe the depths of human nature and our essential bonds of marriage and family, friendship and faith, property and state. This is interdisciplinary and interreligious scholarship of the highest caliber. John Witte, Jr., Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University Promotional "Headline" An introduction to how belonging and identity have been reflected, modified, and rearticulated in crucial moments throughout history. Description for Bookstore The book explores beyond the borders of identity politics by offering a more precise understanding of belonging as a basic and all-encompassing concern. Academics, scholars, and students in the fields of philosophy, law, history, and religious studies will benefit from these interdisciplinary analyses of belonging within kinship, law, and politics. Description for Library The book explores beyond the borders of identity politics by offering a more precise understanding of belonging as a basic and all-encompassing concern. Academics, scholars, and students in the fields of philosophy, law, history, and religious studies will benefit from these interdisciplinary analyses of belonging within kinship, law, and politics. Details ISBN1108499686 Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2020 ISBN-10 1108499686 ISBN-13 9781108499682 Format Hardcover Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle An Anatomy of Belonging Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 346.01 Pages 264 Author Joseph E. David Short Title Kinship, Law, and Politics Language English Publication Date 2020-07-02 UK Release Date 2020-07-02 AU Release Date 2020-07-02 NZ Release Date 2020-07-02 Series Law in Context Alternative 9781108589444 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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