Future Directions in the Study of Ethnicity in Ancient Israel

Avraham Faust

doi:10.4324/9781315539638-11

Future Directions in the Study of Ethnicity in Ancient Israel

Avraham Faust

Zinman Institute of Archaeology

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Abstract

Ethnicity has always been a central issue in Biblical Archaeology. Still, detecting ethnic groups in the archaeological record of ancient Israel in general, and identifying the Israelites in particular, have become less fashionable recently, with many scholars avoiding this altogether. The present article will analyze the reasons for this attitude, and, in light of anthropological approaches to ethnicity, will suggest a new method for the study of ethnic groups in the archaeological record of ancient Israel.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Historical Biblical Archaeology and the Future
Subtitle of host publication	The New Pragmatism
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	55-68
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781134937462
ISBN (Print)	9781315539638
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315539638-11
State	Published - 1 Jan 2016

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