Outlawed Pigs : Law, Religion, and Culture in

The prohibition against pigs is one of the most powerful symbols of Jewish culture and collective memory.Outlawed Pigsexplores 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 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. 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.

Daphne Barak-Erez is professor of law at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is the author of numerous books and articles, including a coedited book in English titled Human Rights in Private Law.

Preface	p. ix
Religious Symbols and Culture in Israeli Law	p. 3
Pig Prohibitions in Jewish and Israeli Culture	p. 15
Toward Independence: The British Mandate in the 1930s and 1940s	p. 27
The Establishment of the State and the Politics of Nation-Building	p. 33
Laying the Foundations: Legislation in the 1950s and 1960s	p. 43
Formative Battles of Enforcement	p. 59
From Status Quo to Political Conflict: The 1970s and 1980s	p. 69
The Renewed Challenge: The 1990s and Onwards	p. 81
National Symbol or Religious Concern?	p. 107
Pig-Related Legislation in Israel	p. 123
The Israeli Political Spectrum	p. 129
Notes	p. 135
Index	p. 179
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Outlawed Pigs : Law, Religion, and Culture in Israel

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