"In this book, José Faur articulates the political dimension of Judaism, the essence of the Jewish alternative to the cunning societies of world history. As Faur describes, thousands of years ago, the Jewish nation became what Nobel laureate Elias Canetti called a "naked crowd"; a society built on transparency and inclusiveness, impervious to the attempts of would-be tyrants to control the "crowd" through mind-games, linguistic manipulation, and mass hysteria. While the Jewish people have, over the course of history, occasionally lost touch with this foundation of their society, they have never lost the dream of a truly free society for all. This book serves as a comprehensive introduction to Judaism from the perspective of the Western political tradition. The last section examines Pauline Christianity and its origins in Greek and Roman pagan thought and culture." -Jose Faur Studies.org
''Prof. Jose Faur's 'The Naked Crowd' carefully and correctly defines what is unique to the nation Israel: it is ruled by a 'Book,' the Torah, written by God and accepted by Israel. The Torah teaches the dignity of humankind that inheres in the divine image that every human shares. Therefore, following the sagacious King Solomon, demeaning a human being is a moral assault on the all-powerful, all-knowing divine Creator. Viewing Israel's Torah as a document subversive to all hierarchical societies (pagan, Christian, and some Jewish societies included), Prof. Faur finds the assault upon Israel and its 'Book' to be political and not theological. This fine monograph is a worthy introduction to the Judaism of the Written and Oral Torah, that Jewish dialectic of culture that provides the benchmark for existential authenticity in Israel.'' --Alan Yuter, rabbi, Congregation B'nai Israel, the Orthodox Congregation of Downtown Baltimore
An introduction to the differences between Western and Jewish politics. http://www.amazon.com/Naked-Crowd-Alternative-Cunning-Humanity/dp/1935104020/ == |
| Company Overview | For thousands of years, humanity has suffered at the hands of cunning tyrants, individual men who use charm, rhetoric, and deception to maintain power over the masses. From the ancient times of the biblical tyrant Nimrod and the Pharaohs, through the terrible reigns of the Caesars, to the despotic regimes of the Hitlers and Stalins of more recent times, human society has been structured to benefit those in power at the expense of the common people. |
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| Mission | The sole exception to this arrangement - the only society to be formed around the needs and rights of its members and not the selfish whims of flesh-and-blood rulers - is the Jewish society. Thousands of years ago, the Jewish nation became what Nobel laureate Elias Canetti called a "naked crowd"; a society built on transparency and inclusiveness, impervious to the attempts of would-be tyrants to control the "crowd" through mind-games, linguistic manipulation, and mass hysteria. While the Jewish people have, over the course of history, occasionally lost touch with this foundation of their society, they have never lost the dream of a truly free society for all. In this book, José Faur articulates the essence of the Jewish alternative to the cunning societies of world history. Welcome to the Naked Crowd. |
| Products | Chapters include: * The Effects of the Anti-Maimonidean Ideology on the Mind-Set of Modern European Jewry * Ejecting the God of Sinai * La Suprema and Scripted Truth * Cunning Humanity * The Emergence of Greek Rationality * The Four Phases of Hebrew Wisdom * Nakedness in Paradise * En route to the Promised Land * God and Man in Jewish Thought * The Berit Contracted at Sinai-Moab * Morality, Exclusiveness, and Universality * Monolatry and Idolatry * Election, Love, and Redemption * Wedding Widow Israel * Oedipal Theology * "Sold Under Sin" * Paul and Rome: Putting their Shoulders to the Wheel |
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