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.
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