Messianic movements and the sacralization of the territory

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1677-1222.2019vol19i3a2

Keywords:

Messianism, Contemporary Judaism, Sacralization of the territory, Chabad, Gush Emunim.

Abstract

This article focuses on contemporary Messianic Judaism. The author deals particularly with the Chabad and Gush Emunim movements, which have established many settlements in the West Bank, Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip. and Golan Heights. These settlements not only satisfy a vital need for living space but are also the expression of strong Messianic tension. This tension produces a mundus imaginalis (Corbin), the boundaries of which come between heaven and earth, between
the biblical contours of the Promised Land and the harsh reality of a territory marked by war. The object of analysis is the toponymic politics developed by these Messianic movements in order to sacralize the territory in view of the coming of the Messiah.

Author Biography

Vincenzo Pace, Universidade de Padua

Doctor in Law and Philosphy (University of Padua). Professor of Sociology of Religion at the University of Padua.

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Published

2020-01-23

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2019): Religião, Territórios, Redes e Fluxos

Section

Seção Temática

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