1. The Hyphen Cannot Hold: Contemporary Trends in Religious-Zionism.
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Katsman, Hayim
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RELIGIOUS Zionism , *RELIGIOUS Zionists , *NEOLIBERALISM , *NATIONALISM , *SOCIOLOGY - Abstract
This article presents an innovative sociological framework to discuss recent social, ideological, and religious trends within the Religious-Zionist sector in Israel. The article challenges the prevalent conceptualization of Religious-Zionism as a sui generis ideology. Contrary to researchers who emphasize the synthesis of religion and Zionism in the Religious-Zionist ideology, the author argues that the Religious-Zionist identity is based primarily on social connections (kinship, geographical, institutional) between the members of the group. The author uses this approach to make sense of recent Religious-Zionist trends: post-Zionism, the 'religious-lite', Orthodox feminism, and neo-liberalism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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