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- Title
Philoumenos of Jacob's Well: The Birth of a Contemporary Ritual Murder Narrative.
- Abstract
In 1979, the Orthodox monk Philoumenos Hasapis was violently murdered in Jacob's Well Church in Nablus. His death was described as a ritual murder performed by a fanatical Jewish-Israeli group. Philoumenos was later sanctified by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The story gained publicity among Orthodox Christian communities around the world and was accredited by various NGOs and scholars. However, the factual basis of the event dismissed any ritualistic motives or collective accusations for the murder. The development patterns of the popular narrative are assessed against the backdrop of similar accusations levied against medieval Jewish communities in Europe, as well as contemporary framing of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the media. The conclusions suggest reasons for the wide publicity that the narrative received, based on the cultural context of its target audience, the interests of the Orthodox Church, and the role of political actors involved.
- Subjects
JACOB'S Well (West Bank); HUMAN sacrifice; GREEK Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem; ARAB-Israeli conflict; ORTHODOX Christianity; PALESTINIAN National Authority; TWENTIETH century; HISTORY
- Publication
Israel Studies, 2017, Vol 22, Issue 2, p26
- ISSN
1084-9513
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2979/israelstudies.22.2.02