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9780197689141

The Cult of Dismembered Limbs Jewish Rites of Death at the Scene of Palestinian Suicide Terrorism

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    9780197689141

  • ISBN10:

    0197689140

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2023-10-02
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Author Biography


Gideon Aran is a professor of sociology and anthropology at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He is the author, most recently, of The Smile of the Human Bomb: New Perspectives on Suicide Terrorism.

Table of Contents


Preface
1. Hell: The Arena of Suicide Terrorism from a Zero Range
Part I: Introducing ZAKA: Roots, Context, Composition, Dynamics
2. Fascination with Unnatural death: Past and Present
3. Culture and Personality of Horrific Death Specialists
4. Torah Study vs. Deathwork
5. New Torah: Terrorism-Centered Sacred Norms
Part II: Themes in the Anthropology and Sociology of ZAKA
6. Strange pairings
7. God-Fearing Acrobats
8. The Spell of Tearing the Body Apart; The Magic of Piecing the Body Together
9. Pious Counterterrorism
Epilogue: Headhunting, Smiles, and Human Sacrifice
Endnotes
Index

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