Communal Webs: Communication and Culture in Contemporary Israel

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SUNY Press, 1991 M08 13 - 226 pages
This book brings together insights derived from a detailed exploration of Israeli cultural patterns of communication, highlighting their role in the processes of culture formation, maintenance, and change. Katriel s ethnographic examples provide a richly-textured account of Israeli cultural experience, illustrating the potential of a cultural analysis grounded in the study of ideologically-informed communicative practices.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
Gibush The Crystallization Metaphor in Israeli Cultural Semantics
11
Kiturim Griping as a Verbal Ritual in Israeli Discourse
35
Rhetoric in Flames Fire Inscriptions in Israeli Youth Movement Ceremonials
51
Picnics in a Military Zone Rituals of Parenting and the Politics of Consensus
71
For Our Young Listeners Rhetorics of Participation on Israeli Radio
93
Brogez Ritual and Strategy in Israeli Childrens Conflicts
123
Behibudim Ritualized Sharing Among Israeli Children
151
Hahlafot Rules and Strategies in Israeli Childrens Swapping Exchanges
167
Sodot SecretSharing as a Social Form Among Israeli Children
183
By Way of Conclusion
197
References
201
Index
217
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Tamar Katriel is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, University of Haifa, Israel. She is the author of Talking Straight: Dugri Speech in Israeli Sabra Culture.

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