Format:
1 online resource (431 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789004274259
Series Statement:
Brill's Series in Jewish Studies v.51
Content:
In The Comfort of Kin Monika Schreiber presents a study of the social and religious life of the modern Samaritans, with an emphasis on the kinship system and marriage patterns of the community.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Author's Note -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Charts -- Introduction: Who Are the Samaritans? -- Part One Samaritan Ethnicity and Community -- Chapter 1 A Community of Faith -- Chapter 2 An Accidental People: A Survey of Samaritan History -- Chapter 3 A Community of Practice -- Chapter 4 No Exit, No Entrance? The Bounds of Community -- Part Two Samaritan Family and Marriage -- Chapter 5 It's All in the Family: From Ethnic Identity to Practical Kinship -- Chapter 6 Bintī li-ʾibn ʿammhā-My Daughter is for Her Cousin: Samaritan Marital Preferences -- Chapter 7 Too Close for Comfort? A Critical View of an Ancient Legacy -- Chapter 8 Single, Samaritan, Male: A Local Discourse on Minority and Choice -- Chapter 9 The Family Politic -- Epilogue: Will the Samaritans Endure? -- References -- Subject Index -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Foreign Words Mentioned in the Text.
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Additional Edition:
9789004274242
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9789004274242
Language:
English
Keywords:
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