Comfort of Kin

Samaritan Community, Kinship, and Marriage

AvMonika Schreiber

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

Del 51 i serien Brill's Series in Jewish Studies

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Beskrivning

In The Comfort of Kin Monika Schreiber presents a study of the social and religious life of the Samaritans, a minority in modern Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Utilizing approaches ranging from anthropological theory and method to comparative history and religion, she approaches this community from diverse empirical and epistemic angles. Her account of the Samaritans, usually studied for their Bible and their role in ancient history, is enriched by a thorough treatment of the Samaritan family, a powerful institution rooted in notions of patrilineal descent and perpetuated in part by consanguineous marriage (which differs from incest in degree rather than in kind). Schreiber also discusses how the tiny community is affected by its demographic predicament, intermarriage, and identity issues.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-05-28
Mått:155 x 235 x 29 mm
Vikt:801 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Brill's Series in Jewish Studies
Antal sidor:418
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004274242

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Monika Schreiber, Ph.D. (2009), University of Vienna, is librarian at the Jewish Studies Library at that university. She has done extensive anthropological research among the Samaritan community.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Who Are the Samaritans?Part I: Samaritan Ethnicity and CommunityChapter 1: A Community of FaithChapter 2: An Accidental People: A Survey of Samaritan HistoryChapter 3: A Community of PracticeChapter 4: No Exit, No Entrance? The Bounds of CommunityPart II: Samaritan Family and MarriageChapter 5: It’s All in the Family: From Ethnic Identity to Practical KinshipChapter 6. Bintī li-ibn ʿammhā—My Daughter Is for Her Cousin: Samaritan Marital PreferencesChapter 7: Too Close for Comfort? A Critical View of an Ancient LegacyChapter 8: Single, Samaritan, Male: A Local Discourse on Minority and ChoiceChapter 9: The Family PoliticEpilogue: Will the Samaritans Endure?