Transforming Identity: The Ritual Transition from Gentile to Jew ? Structure and Meaning
Author:   Avi Sagi ,  Zvi Zohar
Publisher:   Continuum
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Publication Date:   29 January 2008
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Transforming Identity: The Ritual Transition from Gentile to Jew ? Structure and Meaning


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Of all Judaic rituals, that of giyyur is arguably the most radical: it turns a Gentile into a Jew--once and for all and irrevocably. The very possibility of such a transformation is anomalous, according to Jewish tradition, which regards Jewishness as an ascriptive status entered through birth to a Jewish mother. What is the internal logic of the ritual of giyyur, which seems to enable a Gentile to acquire an 'ascribed' identity? It is to this question, and others deriving from it, the authors address themselves in Transforming Identity.

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Author:   Avi Sagi ,  Zvi Zohar
Publisher:   Continuum
Imprint:   Continuum
ISBN:  

9781441101280


ISBN 10:   1441101284
Publication Date:   29 January 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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