Invisible Fences
On a superficial level, the differentiation between “Jews” and “non-Jews” functions as one of the best-known lines of demarcation in the representation of Jewish culture and religion. It draws on a hermeneutical boundary between “insiders” and “outsiders” with regard to the understanding of specific...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2016
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Année: 2016, Volume: 28, Numéro: 4/5, Pages: 337-364 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Judaïsme
/ Historiographie
/ Analyse émique
/ Analyse étique
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Sciences des religions BH Judaïsme |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Jews
non-Jews
authenticity
Jewish religions
insider–outsider
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| Résumé: | On a superficial level, the differentiation between “Jews” and “non-Jews” functions as one of the best-known lines of demarcation in the representation of Jewish culture and religion. It draws on a hermeneutical boundary between “insiders” and “outsiders” with regard to the understanding of specific “Jewish experiences.” In this article, I add that this division, often supported by theologians and scholars in the scientific study of religion\s, influences the organizational structure of academic institutions as well, bestowing more “authenticity” on the research of Jewish scholars than on that of non-Jewish scholars. I furthermore assert that, from a methodological point of view, this form of insider–outsider distinction can be seen as part of the discourse on first-order essentialism in Jewish Studies, which includes significant regional differences. Whereas many European scholars are oriented toward mono-cultural images of Jewish religions, scholars from the United States are often eager to explore the plurality of the increasingly diverse religious field. In Israel the insider–outsider distinction occurs on quite a different level, since more and more Israeli scholars criticize ethnicized patterns in Jewish studies. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0682 |
| Contient: | In: Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341368 |