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dc.contributor.advisor | Runesson, Anders | en_US |
dc.contributor.advisor | Machiela, Daniel | en_US |
dc.contributor.advisor | Schuller, Eileen | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ross, Whitney | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-18T16:59:48Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-18T16:59:48Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2012-09-17 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2012-10 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | opendissertations/7372 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | 8428 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | 3326287 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/12489 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p>The present study explores the relevance of ethnic boundary maintenance for the development of Diaspora synagogues in the Graeco-Roman world. By investigating the possible relationship between ethnicity and synagogue development, the synagogue will be analyzed as a communal and ‘religious’ institution that contributed to the maintenance of a specific ethnic identity within a Diaspora context that challenged its very survival and existence. The main goal of the present study is to provide a new perspective of development and maintenance for Diaspora synagogues that eschews the idea of a dichotomous relationship between these synagogues and the Jerusalem Temple. Instead, a socio-historical approach will be presented that focuses on Jewish communities as a distinctive ethnic group that existed alongside other similar groups in the Graeco-Roman world and sought to maintain their collective ethnic identity. The synagogue served as a key driving force within this process of maintenance.</p> | en_US |
dc.subject | Early Judaism | en_US |
dc.subject | Synagogues | en_US |
dc.subject | Identity | en_US |
dc.subject | Diaspora | en_US |
dc.subject | Biblical Studies | en_US |
dc.subject | Biblical Studies | en_US |
dc.title | Ethnicity, Identity, and Institution: The Relevance of Ethnic Identity for the Development of Diaspora Synagogues | en_US |
dc.type | thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Religious Studies | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Arts (MA) | en_US |
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