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 Suicide Bombings (Israel)
B Search and rescue operations (Israel)
B Terrorists Suicidal behavior (Israel)
B ZAKA Rescue & Recovery (Tel Aviv, Israel) History
B Social services & welfare, criminology
B Palestinian Arabs Suicidal behavior (Israel)
B Society
B EMERGENCY management (Israel)
B Victims of terrorism (Israel)
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780197689141
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