Race, Ethnicity and Family in Late Antique Judaism and Early Christianity
Race, Ethnicity, Judaism and Christianity are problematic labels, and so is family. Recent postcolonial approaches have attempted to deconstruct them, not without facing the inherent paradox of the danger of re-essentialising them. This paper approaches these concepts retrospectively to show the com...
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| description | Race, Ethnicity, Judaism and Christianity are problematic labels, and so is family. Recent postcolonial approaches have attempted to deconstruct them, not without facing the inherent paradox of the danger of re-essentialising them. This paper approaches these concepts retrospectively to show the complexities and to warn of their anachronistic use. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-14bcfa2a71de40d38fe6002187be2f542023-11-18T03:04:32ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-05-0114560310.3390/rel14050603Race, Ethnicity and Family in Late Antique Judaism and Early ChristianityMarkus Vinzent0Max Weber Centre, University of Erfurt, 99085 Erfurt, GermanyRace, Ethnicity, Judaism and Christianity are problematic labels, and so is family. Recent postcolonial approaches have attempted to deconstruct them, not without facing the inherent paradox of the danger of re-essentialising them. This paper approaches these concepts retrospectively to show the complexities and to warn of their anachronistic use.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/5/603raceethnicityJudaismChristianityfamily |
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| title | Race, Ethnicity and Family in Late Antique Judaism and Early Christianity |
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| title_fullStr | Race, Ethnicity and Family in Late Antique Judaism and Early Christianity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Race, Ethnicity and Family in Late Antique Judaism and Early Christianity |
| title_short | Race, Ethnicity and Family in Late Antique Judaism and Early Christianity |
| title_sort | race ethnicity and family in late antique judaism and early christianity |
| topic | race ethnicity Judaism Christianity family |
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