Religious and secular discourses in the legitimation of religious practices. Jewish dietary laws

Authors

  • Damián Setton Universidad de Buenos Aires

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v18i18p47-63

Keywords:

Judaism, Secularization, Legitimation, Habad Lubavitch, Kashrut

Abstract

This paper analyze the process by
which the religious Jewish movement Habad Lu-
bavitch shapes the meaning of the Kashrut (Dietary
Laws), turning to legitimations that came from me-
dical field and seculars discourse matrix linked to
the memory of tragedy and the subject of Jewish pe-
ople survival. The objective in to analyze continuity
patters between secular and religious dimensions in
proselytizing movements strategies of placement in
Jewish field. In order to legitimate religious practi-
ces, Habad Lubavitch resorts to secular meanings.
Putting in circulation this meanings, risks of em-
phasize secular aspects of religious practices are po-
sed. In order to avoid this, circulation of meanings
is administrated by the movement.

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Author Biography

  • Damián Setton, Universidad de Buenos Aires
    Docente de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales/UBA
    Magíster en Ciencias Sociales/UBA

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Published

2009-03-30

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 18 (2009)

Section

Articles and Essays

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How to Cite

Setton, D. (2009). Religious and secular discourses in the legitimation of religious practices. Jewish dietary laws. Cadernos De Campo (São Paulo, 1991), 18(18), 47-63. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v18i18p47-63