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The Politics of Loss and Trauma in Contemporary Israeli Cinema by Raz Yosef (review)

The Politics of Loss and Trauma in Contemporary Israeli Cinema by Raz Yosef (review) | 145 cision to include Hebrews was a good one, but the inclusion of Colossians seemed a little strange. Granted, had the editors attempted an exhaustive treatment of sacrifice, ritual, and mimetic violence in the entire biblical canon, the result likely would have been either a multivolume series or else a far too superficial reading of the materials in question. Still, to see no reference to Joshua (especially, for example, the battle at Ai), or of the "sacrifice" of Jephthah's daughter (i.e., reflecting, as it does, the intersection of gender with mimetic violence--only Alan Segal comments on this), seemed to me curious gaps. On the other hand, it is important to note that this volume offers numerous models and ample resources for further and independent analyses, by individual readers, of biblical material not taken up here. In fact, in my judgment, the most valuable aspect of this collection--something not necessarily easy to achieve--is that the reader is here presented foremost with examples and tools that will allow and encourage her to think with Girard, mimetic theory, and diverse uses thereof. Moreover, where the editors and contributors do strike an excellent balance is with respect to synchronic and diachronic http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies Purdue University Press

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Abstract

| 145 cision to include Hebrews was a good one, but the inclusion of Colossians seemed a little strange. Granted, had the editors attempted an exhaustive treatment of sacrifice, ritual, and mimetic violence in the entire biblical canon, the result likely would have been either a multivolume series or else a far too superficial reading of the materials in question. Still, to see no reference to Joshua (especially, for example, the battle at Ai), or of the "sacrifice" of Jephthah's daughter (i.e., reflecting, as it does, the intersection of gender with mimetic violence--only Alan Segal comments on this), seemed to me curious gaps. On the other hand, it is important to note that this volume offers numerous models and ample resources for further and independent analyses, by individual readers, of biblical material not taken up here. In fact, in my judgment, the most valuable aspect of this collection--something not necessarily easy to achieve--is that the reader is here presented foremost with examples and tools that will allow and encourage her to think with Girard, mimetic theory, and diverse uses thereof. Moreover, where the editors and contributors do strike an excellent balance is with respect to synchronic and diachronic

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Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish StudiesPurdue University Press

Published: Oct 23, 2013

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