A Civil Society with no Hierarchy

The Covenantal Societal Model

Ilie Badescu, Joseph Livni, Ilie Badescu , Rachel Christ-Doane

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Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
01 May 2023

Religious groups: social & cultural aspects; Political science & theory; Civil codes & Civil law

Ilie Bădescu and Joseph Livni follow the footsteps of two giants who pioneered the field: H. H. Stahl of Romania, who studied the sociology of communal societies, and D. J. Elazar of the United States, who studied the political science of covenantal societies. This collection sheds light on obscure corners of the field, gathering up thoughts and concepts of many other sources of past and contemporary research in the field. In this volume, the reader will find answers to difficult questions like: How did acephalous societies penetrate civilization? How did they manage to preserve their egalitarian ethos? Why did powerful hierarchies work in partnership with them? And, most importantly, how did covenantal societies work around the constraints of a civilized reality? The history of civilization consists of various degrees of stratified configurations ranging from oligarchic city states to powerful pyramidal empires.

Contributions by: Ilie Badescu, Rachel Christ-Doane, Jo Renee Formicola
Edited by: Ilie Badescu, Joseph Livni
Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 712g
ISBN: 9781666903706
ISBN 10: 1666903701
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 01 May 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Chapter 1: Nomadism and the Sociological Seed of Pre-Monarchic Israel by Joseph Livni Chapter 2: Power Structure within Autonomy in Roman Palestine by Zeev Safrai Chapter 3: Jewish Diaspora Communities by Joseph Livni Chapter 4: Communal Society and the Societal “Dual System”: Equality and Inequality in Carpathian Valleys by Ilie Bădescu Chapter 5: The Covenant as Ideal Type, A Sociological Study of a Covenanted Community Model by Mădălina Măndiță Chapter 6: Romanian Traditional Society:Social Control and Social Order by Adela Șerban Chapter 7: From Covenant to Compact to Contract: The Legal Transplantation of Puritan Jurisprudence to America by Peter Mazzacano Chapter 8: The Salem Witch Trials and the Decay of the Great Puritan Experiment by Rachel Christ Chapter 9: The Catholic Hierarchy and Clerical Sexual Abuse by Jo Renee Formicola About the Contributors

Ilie Bădescu is Director of the Institute of Sociology (Romanian Academy). Joseph Livni is independent scholar.

Reviews for A Civil Society with no Hierarchy: The Covenantal Societal Model

A Civil Society with no Hierarchy: The Covenantal Societal Model is an extremely interesting book, edited by Livni and Bădescu - who also contributed with their main research chapters – about the role of covenants in the historical, sociological, and legal development of various societies since antiquity and until modern times. The relationship between covenants, assembly and self-government, and federalism adds further interest and contemporary relevance to the reading of this excellent book. -- Mario Sznajder, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem