Terror, corpse symbolism, and taboo violation: the ‘Haredi Disaster Victim Identification Team in Israel’ (Zaka)

A study was conducted to examine how volunteers from Zaka, a Jewish ultra-Orthodox organization that identifies victims of disaster in Israel, explain their work. Data were obtained from interviews, observations, films, and documentary analysis. Findings revealed that during and after terror attac...

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Published in:	Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 837 - 859
Main Author:	Stadler, Nurit
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell December 2006
Subjects:	Zaka (Organization) Identification of the dead Religion Death Victims of terrorism Ultra-Orthodox Jews Terrorism Israel
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