Culture and AuthenticityWiley, 2008 - 176 pages Authenticity is taken-for-granted as an absolute value in contemporary life. In Culture and Authenticity, Charles Lindholm calls upon anthropological case studies from different cultures, historical material, and comparative philosophy, to explore how notions of authenticity develop, what forms it takes, and how it changes over time.
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Page 114
... Israel was born . Although Israeli ideology places Jewishness at the very center of its existence , the Israeli state was not inaugurated by the efforts of the pious . To the contrary , many Orthodox Jews opposed ( and still oppose ) ...
... Israel was born . Although Israeli ideology places Jewishness at the very center of its existence , the Israeli state was not inaugurated by the efforts of the pious . To the contrary , many Orthodox Jews opposed ( and still oppose ) ...
Page 120
... Israel . The Beta Israel believe that they were cut off from the rest of the Jewish community over 2000 years ago but retained their Jewishness despite persecution in Ethiopia , where they were at the bottom of a caste - like social ...
... Israel . The Beta Israel believe that they were cut off from the rest of the Jewish community over 2000 years ago but retained their Jewishness despite persecution in Ethiopia , where they were at the bottom of a caste - like social ...
Page 123
... Israel ought to define itself . Some reformers argued that the entire notion of a Jewish state should be set aside , and that Israel should become a ' normal ' nation based on the Enlightenment values ini- tially promoted by Israel's ...
... Israel ought to define itself . Some reformers argued that the entire notion of a Jewish state should be set aside , and that Israel should become a ' normal ' nation based on the Enlightenment values ini- tially promoted by Israel's ...
Contents
Authenticity and Music | 25 |
Seeking Authenticity in Travel and Adventure | 39 |
The Commodification of Authenticity | 52 |
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