| #2803285 in Books | 2007-06-05 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.60 x6.00l,.86 | File type: PDF | 200 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| an interesting little book|By Michael Lewyn|Although Jewish law prohibits many foods other than pig meat, pork has had a special symbolic value for Jews over the centuries- perhaps because in past centuries, Greco-Roman pagans and Christians had insulted Jews for refusing to eat pork or even forced them to do so,
This book uses Israeli regulation of pig farming as an||
"A meticulously researched narrative of the surprising consequences of efforts to abolish the business of selling pork over the course of the modern history of the state of Israel. . . . Anyone interested in the history of regulations, particularly anyone
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 a...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Outlawed Pigs: Law, Religion, and Culture in Israel | Daphne Barak-Erez. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
