The cult of dismembered limbs: Jewish rites of death at the scene of Palestinian suicide terrorism

This text presents a comprehensive and nuanced portrayal of ZAKA - an organization of ultra-orthodox religious Jews who rush to the sites of Palestinian suicide attacks in Israel to care for the mutilated corpses of the victims according to an intricate, symbolically charged, macabre rite. Gideon Ar...

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Main Author: Aran, Gideon (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
Series/Journal:Oxford scholarship online
Further subjects:B EMERGENCY management (Ισραήλ (μοτίβο))
B Palestinian Arabs Suicidal behavior (Ισραήλ (μοτίβο))
B ZAKA Rescue & Recovery (Tel Aviv, Israel) History
B Suicide Bombings (Ισραήλ (μοτίβο))
B Social services & welfare, criminology
B Victims of terrorism (Ισραήλ (μοτίβο))
B Society
B Search and rescue operations (Ισραήλ (μοτίβο))
B Terrorists Suicidal behavior (Ισραήλ (μοτίβο))
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780197689141