In the Footsteps of Bagira: ethnicity, archaeology, and ‘Iron I ethnic Israel’

In the Footsteps of Bagira: ethnicity, archaeology, and ‘Iron I ethnic Israel’

This article has two aims. The first is to show that the search for ethnicity in archaeology is dependent on the way ethnicity is defined and on written sources. The second is to review studies of Iron Age I ‘ethnic Israel’. There is an ongoing, heated debate between ‘maximalists’ and ‘minimalists’,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Approaching religion 2014-12, Vol.4 (2), p.2-15
1. Verfasser: Kletter, Raz
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Archaeology
Ethnicity
Ethnoarchaeology
Iron Age > Palestine
Israel > History
Middle East
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Zusammenfassung:This article has two aims. The first is to show that the search for ethnicity in archaeology is dependent on the way ethnicity is defined and on written sources. The second is to review studies of Iron Age I ‘ethnic Israel’. There is an ongoing, heated debate between ‘maximalists’ and ‘minimalists’, trying to prove or refute such identity. Which side in this debate is right?
ISSN:1799-3121
1799-3121
DOI:10.30664/ar.67545