On Defining Israel: Or, Let's do the Kulturkreislehre Again!
Most study of the definition of early Israel, from an archaeological perspective, is based on outdated views on the relationship between material culture and group identity, ignoring recent social theory on the relationship between the archaeological finds and group identity. This has led to simplis...
| Published in: | Hebrew bible and ancient Israel |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Mohr Siebeck
2021
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| In: |
Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Iron age
/ Ethnicity
/ Identity
/ Israel (Motif)
/ Technology
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| RelBib Classification: | HH Archaeology KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | Most study of the definition of early Israel, from an archaeological perspective, is based on outdated views on the relationship between material culture and group identity, ignoring recent social theory on the relationship between the archaeological finds and group identity. This has led to simplistic assumptions on defining and identifying the materials correlates - and the group identities - relevant for understanding the formation and development of early Israel. While critical of much of the research, and aware of the limitations of the ability to interpret the archaeological remains, I suggest some paths how to move forward in defining - what is and what is not - early Israel, stressing the need to focus on a bottom-up approach, commencing with the study of small-scale communities of practice. |
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| ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2021-0010 |