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Pitkänen, Pekka M A 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0021-7579
(2016)
The ecological-evolutionary theory, migration, settler colonialism, sociology of violence and the origins of ancient Israel.
Cogent Social Sciences, 2 (1).
pp. 1-23.
doi:10.1080/23311886.2016.1210717
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Abstract
This paper looks at the question of the origins of ancient Israel from the perspective of four social-scientific based approaches. These are the ecological-evolutionary theory developed by Gerhard Lenski, theories of migration and settler colonialism and a sociological approach to violence developed by Siniša Malešević. It shows how the four theories fit together well and provide a comparative framework for interpreting both biblical and archaeological data, rendering it plausible to see early Israel as a settler colonial agrarian frontier society that was considerably based on migration from outside and where violence played a significant part in the formation and development of that society.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Article Type: | Article |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ancient Israel; sociological approaches; historical interpretation; methodology; theory construction |
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| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D051 Ancient History D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D890 Eastern Hemisphere H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races |
| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > School of Creative Arts |
| Research Priority Areas: | Culture, Continuity, and Transformation |
| Depositing User: | Susan Turner |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2016 08:39 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2025 17:15 |
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/3799 |
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