Book
Communal webs: communication and culture in contemporary Israel
State University of New York Press • Albany • Published In 1991 • Pages: vi, 226
By: Katriel, Tamar.
Abstract
This monograph combines elements of Clifford Gertz's 'spider-web' metaphor theory with J. Clifford's concept of 'ethnographic surrealism' in a study of symbols and meaning in Israeli ethnography. Successive chapters in the book deal with such diverse topics as key verbal symbols (GIBUSH) in Israeli cultural semantics, KITURIM or griping as a central speech mode, a key visual symbol (fire) in Israeli youth movement ceremonials, emotion-laden semi-ritualized familial occasions (picnics in military zones), hegemonic, mass-mediated pedagogical discourses (radio for young listeners), and children's self-regulated peer group communicative exchanges (p. 1).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Middle East
- Sub Region
- Middle East
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2004
- Field Date
- 1976-1978, 1980-1984
- Coverage Date
- 1976-1980s
- Coverage Place
- Israel
- Notes
- Tamar Katriel
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-216) and index
- LCCN
- 90010057
- LCSH
- Israelis