{"product_id":"outlawed-pigs-law-religion-and-culture-in-israel-9780299221607","title":"Outlawed Pigs: Law, Religion, and Culture in Israel","description":"The prohibition against pigs is one of the most powerful symbols of Jewish culture and collective memory. \u003ci\u003eOutlawed Pigs\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the historical sensitivity of Jews to the pig prohibition was incorporated into Israeli law and culture. \u003cbr\u003e 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 and another law that forbids pig breeding throughout Israel, except for areas populated mainly by Christians. Her analysis offers a comprehensive, decade-by-decade discussion of the overall relationship between law and culture since the inception of the Israeli nation-state. \u003cbr\u003e By examining ever-fluctuating Israeli popular opinion on Israel's two laws outlawing the trade and possession of pigs, Barak-Erez finds an interesting and accessible way to explore the complex interplay of law, religion, and culture in modern Israel, and more specifically a microcosm for the larger question of which lies more at the foundation of Israeli state law: religion or cultural tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299221607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.37w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2008 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Daphne Barak-Erez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52146970984629,"sku":"9780299221607","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_32521bfe-e972-453f-8bbb-e71e963ec816.jpg?v=1767678253","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/outlawed-pigs-law-religion-and-culture-in-israel-9780299221607","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}