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- Outlawed Pigs: Law, Religion, and Culture in Israel
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
summary
The prohibition against pigs is one of the most powerful symbols of Jewish culture and collective memory. Outlawed Pigs explores how the historical sensitivity of Jews to the pig prohibition was incorporated into Israeli law and culture.
Daphne Barak-Erez specifically traces the course of two laws, one that authorized municipalities to ban the possession and trading in pork within their jurisdiction and another law that forbids pig breeding throughout Israel, except for areas populated mainly by Christians. Her analysis offers a comprehensive, decade-by-decade discussion of the overall relationship between law and culture since the inception of the Israeli nation-state.
By examining ever-fluctuating Israeli popular opinion on Israel's two laws outlawing the trade and possession of pigs, Barak-Erez finds an interesting and accessible way to explore the complex interplay of law, religion, and culture in modern Israel, and more specifically a microcosm for the larger question of which lies more at the foundation of Israeli state law: religion or cultural tradition.
Daphne Barak-Erez specifically traces the course of two laws, one that authorized municipalities to ban the possession and trading in pork within their jurisdiction and another law that forbids pig breeding throughout Israel, except for areas populated mainly by Christians. Her analysis offers a comprehensive, decade-by-decade discussion of the overall relationship between law and culture since the inception of the Israeli nation-state.
By examining ever-fluctuating Israeli popular opinion on Israel's two laws outlawing the trade and possession of pigs, Barak-Erez finds an interesting and accessible way to explore the complex interplay of law, religion, and culture in modern Israel, and more specifically a microcosm for the larger question of which lies more at the foundation of Israeli state law: religion or cultural tradition.
Table of Contents
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- 6 Formative Battles of Enforcement
- pp. 59-68
- 9 National Symbol or Religious Concern?
- pp. 107-122
- Appendix 1 Pig-Related Legislation in Israel
- pp. 123-128
- Appendix 2 The Israeli Political Spectrum
- pp. 129-134
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299221638
Related ISBN(s)
9780299221607
MARC Record
OCLC
318453751
Pages
198
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2007