Biblical archaeology: a study of narratives and discourses about its constitution as a discipline

Author(s)

Gabriella Barbosa Rodrigues

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Campinas, SP.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
• Defense date: 2011-09-30

Examining board members

Pedro Paulo Abreu Funari; Aline Vieira de Carvalho; Glaydson Jose da Silva

• Advisor: Pedro Paulo Abreu Funari

Abstract

This research intends to present the history of the first archaeological excavations in the region of the ancient Palestine following the development of the scientific discipline called Biblical Archaeology. It discuss the relationship between Archaeology and Politics, in the light of different modern views about the same past. Therefore we intend to emphasize how archaeological practice in Palestine - first conducted by europeans, then by americans, and much later by natives - was used, during its hstory, to legitimate, for example, imperialist and colonialist practices and to build the relationship between Western and Eastern in the early XIX century, or contemporary disputes, such as the conflicts between arabs and israelis (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 09/04471-2 - Biblical archaeology: a study on narratives and discourses about the history of its constitution as a discipline
• Grantee: Gabriella Barbosa Rodrigues
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master