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...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 837 - 859 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
December 2006
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