Law and the culture of Israel [electronic resource] / Menachem Mautner. Mautner, Menachem. Law Israel. Culture and law. Religion and law Israel. Law Political aspects Israel. Law Social aspects Israel. KMK68 349.5694 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. For half a century a fierce struggle to shape Israeli culture has been waged in its legal system. Should Israel be a secular liberal state, or governed by traditional Jewish law and culture? Here, Menachem Mautner tells the story of the political struggles to control Israeli law, and through it the culture of Israel itself. Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2011. c2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (x, 267 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199600564.001.0001 eng Israel Civilization. Israel Religion. Israel. Israel. Israel. Israel.