The Disneyfication of Shiloh: Biblical Historiography and Archaeology as Methodological Regimes of Military Occupation

This essay examines the connection between politics, archaeology, and biblical historiography by focusing on a specific archaeological site, Tel Shiloh, centrally located in the West Bank. Tel Shiloh illustrates the popular conviction that the contested contemporary ethno-religious and socio-politic...

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Main Author: Scholz, Susanne 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
In: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2022, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 112-137
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Politics / West Jordan land / Congregation Mishkan Israel
IxTheo Classification:HH Archaeology
ZC Politics in general
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Summary:This essay examines the connection between politics, archaeology, and biblical historiography by focusing on a specific archaeological site, Tel Shiloh, centrally located in the West Bank. Tel Shiloh illustrates the popular conviction that the contested contemporary ethno-religious and socio-political situation of the West Bank originates from the Bible. The four excavations at Tel Shiloh have contributed in sometimes subtle but often in explicit ways to the massive effort of linking the biblical mention of Shiloh with today’s geopolitical ambitions of the state of Israel in the militarily occupied West Bank. The most recent link includes ambitious plans for building Tel Shiloh into an enormous tourism attraction.
ISSN:1502-7244
Contains:Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2022.2085904