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Israeli Folk Narratives - Settlement, Immigration, Ethnicity (Paperback)
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Israeli Folk Narratives - Settlement, Immigration, Ethnicity (Paperback)
Series: Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology
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The goals and challenges that face the people of Israel are vividly
illustrated by the country's many folk stories. Here Haya
Bar-Itzhak presents these tales - gathered from the early settlers
of the kibbutz, from immigrants who arrived in Israel after
independence, and from ethnic groups - to create a panoramic view
of a fascinatingly complex society. Creating stories set in the
past, even the recent past, is a way for societies to express their
problems, adversities, yearnings, and hopes. Bar-Itzhak finds this
true among inhabitants of the kibbutz, who find their society at a
crossroads as a result of changes in Israeli society at large. She
reveals the symbolic dimensions of their stories - some dealing
with the death of young soldiers (sacrificed sons) in battle - as
pointing to the complexity of a local culture that expresses the
ethos of Labor Zionism. In a section dealing with the folklore of
immigrants, Bar-Itzhak focuses on the narratives of Yemenite Jews
and Polish Jews. Their stories express their traumatic meeting with
Israeli society while providing a means for coming to grips with
it. The final section, dealing with ethnic folklore of Moroccan
Jews, explores the wonder tale through the perspective of disabled
and elderly storytellers, who in the language of their community
seek to defend their own values and norms, and examines the saints'
legends and the body language usually employed in the telling of
them. Throughout, the author illuminates the unique challenge of
experiencing ethnicity as Jews vis-a-vis other Jews. ""Israeli Folk
Narratives"" combines new data with insightful analyses. Anyone
interested in folk stories and Israeli culture will be enlightened
by this sensitive, thought-provoking book.
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