UID:
edocfu_9959852469902883
Format:
1 online resource (400 p.)
ISBN:
9781575066820
Series Statement:
Duke Judaic Studies
Content:
Archaeological discoveries relating to the Bible are prominent in the public square. Even archaeological controversies normally confined to the pages of obscure journals are considered newsworthy when they touch on biblical themes, people, or places. However, scholars are not always equipped to handle this sort of attention. Thus, the conference published in this book was organized to bring scholars into conversation with representatives of the media and to help them become better prepared to address the general public. Participants included the print media and the visual media as well as academics. The relation between archaeological controversies and Middle East politics emerged as a fraught subject in several essays, with the situation of the City of David in Jerusalem as a case in point. Other essays consider looting in Iraq and in other regions in the Middle East and highlight the legal and moral issues involved—for when legal norms recognized in international law and archaeological standards are violated, chaos reigns.This volume opens a dialogue between scholars and the media, providing both with perspectives that will enable them to become better at communicating what they do to a wide audience. And it offers lay communities who learn about archaeology and the Bible through the popular media information that will make them more sensitive to the way discoveries and issues are presented.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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List of Contributors --
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Introduction --
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Part 1 Cultural Heritage --
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The Media and Archaeological Preservation in Iraq --
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Part 2 Archaeology and the Media --
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Fabulous Finds or Fantastic Forgeries? The Distortion of Archaeology by the Media and Pseudoarchaeologists and What We Can Do About It --
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Dealing with the Media --
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The Talpiyot Tomb and the Bloggers --
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From Ossuary Epigraphs to Flickering Pixels --
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The Power of the Press --
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History and Fiction --
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Confessions of an Archaeologist --
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Popular Media, History, and the Classroom --
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Scholars Behaving Badly --
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The Future of the Historical Documentary --
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An Ancient Medium in the Modern Media --
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Part 3 Archaeology, Politics, and Local Communities --
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Walk about Jerusalem --
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Community and Antiquities at Umm el-Jimal and Silwan --
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Response to Bert de Vries, “Site Preservation in Jordan: The Case of Umm el-Jimal” --
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Archaeology, Identity, and the Media in Cyprus --
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Response to Thomas W. Davis, “Archaeology, Identity, and the Media in Cyprus” --
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The Quest for the Temple Mount --
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On Tourism and Politics in Israel --
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Part 4 Voices of the Media --
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Responses from a Television Producer --
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Areas of Concern as We Go Forward --
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Scholars at the Limits of Science and the Borders of Belief: Finding Proof for Faith --
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Not Another Roadside Attraction --
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Part 5 The Media: A View from Jerusalem --
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How It Looks from the Other Side --
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Index of Personal Names
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781575066820
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575066820
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781575066820
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