Alex Weingrod is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Ben Gurion Univrsity of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.

• Introduction; 1. Bones of contention: from warrior to victim; 2. Ethnicity matters: or does it?; 3. The new Israeli minorities; 4. Arabs in the Jewish state; 5. The religious turn; 6. Words and music; 7. Conclusions, today and tomorrow; An Epilogue: Israeli society's sudden schism; Bibliography; Index.

Alex Weingrod is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Ben Gurion Univrsity of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.

• Introduction; 1. Bones of contention: from warrior to victim; 2. Ethnicity matters: or does it?; 3. The new Israeli minorities; 4. Arabs in the Jewish state; 5. The religious turn; 6. Words and music; 7. Conclusions, today and tomorrow; An Epilogue: Israeli society's sudden schism; Bibliography; Index.

Alex Weingrod is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Ben Gurion Univrsity of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.

• Introduction; 1. Bones of contention: from warrior to victim; 2. Ethnicity matters: or does it?; 3. The new Israeli minorities; 4. Arabs in the Jewish state; 5. The religious turn; 6. Words and music; 7. Conclusions, today and tomorrow; An Epilogue: Israeli society's sudden schism; Bibliography; Index.