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Die Schechina: Vorstellungen von göttlicher Weiblichkeit in kabbalistischen Traditionen und akademischen Deutungsversuchen
No full textThe “Shekhina” is often identified as the female side of God, especially in kabbalistic (con)texts. It follows that the figure has a remarkably broad reception history, which the article presents chronologically based on a central discussion: In the kabbalistic texts themselves and in the research literature, much energy is devoted to clarifying how central the role of this feminine aspect is to the constitution of the Divine. In this context, the classical characterization as a “passive feminine element in the divinity” (Gershom Scholem) can be effortlessly joined by texts that instead suggest an “active” role. However, already Scholem himself wrestled with the seemingly heretical potential of a female figuration of God as an active part of His dynamic essence. Before the forum of the Eranos circle, coined by C. G. Jung, Scholem attempted to understand this problem comparatistically; he compared the Shekhinah with Gnostic and Hindu constructions of divine femininity. But with this he formulated the old debate only in interreligious categories of the 20th century
Steven B. Bowman, trans. Sepher Yosippon: A Tenth-Century History of Ancient Israel. Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology. Wayne State University Press, 2023
No full textVassiliki Pothou. Thukydides Second-Hand bei Josephus: Zur Rezeption thukydideischer Motive im Bellum Judaicum. Brill, 2023
No full textUnderstanding Tango Danceability by Accessing Embodied Knowledge: The “Harmonic Comfort Zone”
Get PDF“The Tango Danceability of Music in European Perspective” is the title of a research project in which the translocal genre tango argentino is examined, focusing on its history and some of its manifestations in Europe. The broad objective of the project is to determine which factors in sound, movement, and social relations are relevant to the question of “tango danceability.” To access embodied knowledge of danceability by tango dancers, we designed an experiment in which tango dancers throughout Europe were asked to dance to newly composed pieces and write down their immediate reactions to it. Some of the outcomes of this experiment confirm inside knowledge I have gained as a tango dancer for more than a decade. Other aspects, such as the importance of harmonic structures, were surprising and led to insights impossible to uncover without quantitative, experimental approaches in combination with qualitative expert knowledge.“The Tango Danceability of Music in European Perspective” is the title of a research project in which the translocal genre tango argentino is examined, focusing on its history and some of its manifestations in Europe. The broad objective of the project is to determine which factors in sound, movement, and social relations are relevant to the question of “tango danceability.” To access embodied knowledge of danceability by tango dancers, we designed an experiment in which tango dancers throughout Europe were asked to dance to newly composed pieces and write down their immediate reactions to it. Some of the outcomes of this experiment confirm inside knowledge I have gained as a tango dancer for more than a decade. Other aspects, such as the importance of harmonic structures, were surprising and led to insights impossible to uncover without quantitative, experimental approaches in combination with qualitative expert knowledge
The House Stands Tall: The Social Dimension of Dar el Fan and Janine Rubeiz’s Curatorial Activities during the Civil War in Lebanon
Get PDFThis article examines the curatorial activities of Janine Rubeiz during the Lebanese Civil War , highlighting her efforts to sustain cultural production amid crisis. This serves as an entry point in the analysis of Rubeiz’s use of art as a medium for political and social engagement. Drawing on concepts such as art agency and exhibitionary sociality, the article situates the two large-scale exhibitions Liban 78 and Beirut Tabaan and the gallery she opened at her own flat as dynamic, relational spaces that transcended traditional art displays to assume a deeper role. These initiatives, while heralding the social importance of culture in times of crisis, provided artists and audiences with opportunities to confront and renegotiate understandings of belonging, community, and the memory of the war . Ultimately, the essay challenges the assumption that periods of conflict disallow artistic and intellectual endeavours. In doing so, it contributes to the analysis of art’s presence and role during the Lebanese Civil War , opening research terrain previously obscured by the focus on postwar artistic production and critique
Fadi Barrage, an Artist’s Diary: “To Think Things Out in Painting”
Get PDFThis article examines the artistic practice of Lebanese painter Fadi Barrage (1939–88), focusing on the late 1970s and early 1980s, a period marked by his displacement during the Lebanese Civil War and his subsequent exile in Athens. Drawing on an intimate archive of unpublished diaries, sketches, and personal correspondence, the article explores how Barrage’s paintings functioned as both a refuge and a reflective process for navigating trauma, memory, and marginalization. Rather than depicting war-induced violence and desire directly in his paintings, Barrage developed a deeply personal visual language rooted in abstraction, which he referred to as “paint-feeling”—emotive compositions that concealed often erotic and affective content beneath layers of texture and form. Central to the discussion is Barrage’s conceptualization of “Fleisseh,” a term drawn from his childhood that came to denote both a real and imagined space of emotional safety, creative freedom, and queer desire. By engaging with Jill Bennett’s theory of empathic vision and Kirsten Scheid’s concept of taswir, the article situates Barrage’s practice within broader debates on representing trauma and the interactive creation of meaning through image-making. His paintings offer insight into how experiences of violence and queer desire are encoded in visual form, particularly when open expression is constrained by social or political contexts. This article brings new attention to an overlooked modernist trajectory in Lebanon, showing how Barrage’s personal notes and sketches reveal the ways artistic practice can serve as a means of emotional survival and a process for transforming trauma, displacement, and marginalization into an affective visual language
Rethinking the Role of Payments in Research: Reflections Towards a Collaborative Ethnographic Approach
No full textNavigating payments in ethnographic research provides insights into social dynamics within ethnographic research contexts. Drawing from research with financially vulnerable queer male sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya, this article explores the meanings of money, privilege, and reciprocity within this specific socio-cultural setting. Reflecting on my position as a researcher from the Global North, it acknowledges privileges and addresses academic vulnerabilities resulting from unconventional research practices. By examining the roles of payments and reciprocity in research relationships, this article calls for reassessment of payment norms when engaging with economically marginalized communities. It highlights challenges in discussing these matters openly in academic circles and advocates for increased transparency and dialogue about financial aspects of fieldwork with interlocutors. The shift towards mutual collaboration outlined in this article fosters balanced reciprocity, ultimately facilitating the co-production of socially relevant anthropological knowledge aimed at promoting social justice and transformation for marginalized communities.Navigating payments in ethnographic research provides insights into social dynamics within ethnographic research contexts. Drawing from research with financially vulnerable queer male sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya, this article explores the meanings of money, privilege, and reciprocity within this specific socio-cultural setting. Reflecting on my position as a researcher from the Global North, it acknowledges privileges and addresses academic vulnerabilities resulting from unconventional research practices. By examining the roles of payments and reciprocity in research relationships, this article calls for reassessment of payment norms when engaging with economically marginalized communities. It highlights challenges in discussing these matters openly in academic circles and advocates for increased transparency and dialogue about financial aspects of fieldwork with interlocutors. The shift towards mutual collaboration outlined in this article fosters balanced reciprocity, ultimately facilitating the co-production of socially relevant anthropological knowledge aimed at promoting social justice and transformation for marginalized communities.Navigating payments in ethnographic research provides insights into social dynamics within ethnographic research contexts. Drawing from research with financially vulnerable queer male sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya, this article explores the meanings of money, privilege, and reciprocity within this specific socio-cultural setting. Reflecting on my position as a researcher from the Global North, it acknowledges privileges and addresses academic vulnerabilities resulting from unconventional research practices. By examining the roles of payments and reciprocity in research relationships, this article calls for reassessment of payment norms when engaging with economically marginalized communities. It highlights challenges in discussing these matters openly in academic circles and advocates for increased transparency and dialogue about financial aspects of fieldwork with interlocutors. The shift towards mutual collaboration outlined in this article fosters balanced reciprocity, ultimately facilitating the co-production of socially relevant anthropological knowledge aimed at promoting social justice and transformation for marginalized communities
The Symbolic Violence of the Unspoken: Considering Physical Assault in Fieldwork
No full textThis paper explores the silence of my traumatic experience, the feeling of vulnerability, and insecurity that affected my fieldwork and the writing process. Drawing on the concept of “auto-reflexivity”, I address the “double violence”, experienced in the field and institutionally, where the lack of support in my academic environment exacerbated existing trauma. I conclude with recommendations on how individuals, our discipline, and institutions can better prepare and care for researchers. It is crucial that anthropologists discuss and share their experiences by including them in anthropological literature and methodology courses.This paper explores the silence of my traumatic experience, the feeling of vulnerability, and insecurity that affected my fieldwork and the writing process. Drawing on the concept of “auto-reflexivity”, I address the “double violence”, experienced in the field and institutionally, where the lack of support in my academic environment exacerbated existing trauma. I conclude with recommendations on how individuals, our discipline, and institutions can better prepare and care for researchers. It is crucial that anthropologists discuss and share their experiences by including them in anthropological literature and methodology courses.
This paper explores the silence of my traumatic experience, the feeling of vulnerability, and insecurity that affected my fieldwork and the writing process. Drawing on the concept of “auto-reflexivity”, I address the “double violence”, experienced in the field and institutionally, where the lack of support in my academic environment exacerbated existing trauma. I conclude with recommendations on how individuals, our discipline, and institutions can better prepare and care for researchers. It is crucial that anthropologists discuss and share their experiences by including them in anthropological literature and methodology courses
The manipulative facet of translating implicit communication: challenges and implications from both theoretical and empirical perspectives
Get PDFThis paper examines the implications of translation choices that fail to consistently render implicit strategies from a source language into a target language. In the heterogeneous framework of implicit communication phenomena, this paper investigates the translation of presuppositions, implicatures, and topic-focus structures. Furthermore, it highlights how their consistent or inconsistent rendering into other languages might make a translated text manipulative. These instances are substantiated by examples from different text genres, including novels and official translations of political speeches in the English-Italian, English-Spanish, and Spanish-Italian language directions. Besides suggesting strategies for implicit communication that prevent translated texts from becoming dangerously manipulative, this paper seeks to raise awareness about (i) the ways linguistic manipulation can affect the target readership and (ii) the risks posed by manipulating translations to socially constructed knowledge as well as the creation of a democratically grounded consensus
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