Judaism
Rastafari in the Promised Land. An Investigation among Israeli Rastafari
By: HILDE CAPPARELLA – Alongside the recent sociological theories related to multiculturalism, recent years have been marked by the development of anthropological theories on critical multiculturalism, in particular regarding the importance of ‘de-essentialising’ cultures, in order to avoid cultural essentialism. This article contributes to a de-essentialisation of the Rastafari movement, by studying its local manifestation…
Rabbinic Discourse, Law and the Culture of Opposition
By: GEOFFREY SKOLL – A style of discourse associated with a rabbinic tradition in Judaism exemplifies a core oppositional process of the persistent identity system of Jewish culture. Based in an interpretation of law as represented by Torah and Talmud, this style of discourse undermines central reifications of the Greco-Roman-Christian tradition, which constitutes the historical…
I re tragici di Israele. La narrazione delle origini della monarchia in Israele come problema storico
By: MARCO MENICOCCI – Lo strumento per la liberazione di Israele dai babilonesi è la monarchia persiana e un altro modello di monarchia si aggiunge a quello noto di derivazione egiziana. Un modello decisivo: in fondo Israele nasce realmente proprio dopo l’intervento persiano e lo stesso Yhwh diviene dio unico proprio a seguito dell’incontro con…