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diaspora
diaspora The
Greek for
dispersion, and used of Jewish people scattered round the world, outside Palestine. The emigration began with the deportations to
Assyria (8th cent.
BCE) and
Babylon (6th cent.
BCE). Many comfortable families preferred to remain in Babylon where they were successfully trading within the Persian Empire and with
Egypt rather than take part in a Return to Jerusalem with the agreement of
Cyrus. Their descendants between 500 and 600 CE produced the Babylonian
Talmud. In the Roman Empire Jews were settled in every main city (John 7: 35) often (as at
Alexandria) occupying their own quarter with their own local administration centred on a
synagogue. Their language was
Greek, and the Greek translation of the OT (the
Septuagint,
LXX) was undertaken at Alexandria in the third cent.
BCE.
The Jews of the Dispersion maintained links of loyalty with Jerusalem, paying a half-
shekel tax and visiting the Temple when possible (Acts 2: 9–11). In the 1st cent.
CE the tax was set at two
drachmas per head. After the destruction of the Temple (70 CE), the Romans ordered the tax to be transferred to the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus, and the discussion in Matt. 17: 24–7 may reflect the dilemma of the Church of that generation whether or not to pay it.
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Diaspora-Armenia Relations
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 1/8/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Armenian Reporter, The 01-08-2000 Diaspora-Armenia Relations Most Armenians and...opinions about the directions in which the Diaspora-Armenia Conference should head. Wise...a need for understanding between the Diaspora and Armenia. Perhaps this is, in part...
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Diasporas as peacemakers: third party mediation in homeland conflicts.(Report)
Magazine article from: International Journal on World Peace; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...and behavior of diasporas is not an easy task. The concept of "diaspora" itself is a controversial...definition of what a diaspora is. Moreover, there is no doubt that diasporas are not alike and...described by others as diaspora. (5) It does not matter whether the diasporas concept ...
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Diaspora: moving beyond minority status.
Magazine article from: Women in Action; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...interpretation of "diaspora" refers to a process...ideas are as follows: * Diasporas think globally but live...Imagined as communities, diasporas are transnational in...and elsewhere." * Diasporas are viewed as "cultural...the other hand, sees diaspora as an imagined political...
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Global Diasporas. An Introduction
Magazine article from: The International Migration Review; 10/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...which produce victim diasporas - and/or pursuit...features describe how the diaspora members retain the...basic character of a diaspora, but most of diasporas lack that feature...cause of the Irish diaspora, was mostly a natural...
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Viewing diasporas from the Pacific: what Pacific ethnographies offer Pacific diaspora studies.(Dialogue)
Magazine article from: The Contemporary Pacific; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...ethnographies can offer Pacific diaspora studies. In particular...relationships between families and diasporas, and argue that family networks fashion diasporas' longevity and tangibility...organization encourages Pacific diaspora studies to focus on how...
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The Diaspora: Focus of the Zoryan Institute Mission
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 11/25/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...publication, seeks and publishes multidisciplinary, scholarly articles examining diasporas. Placing the Armenian Diaspora alongside other diasporas worldwide, Diaspora increases understanding of the Armenian Diaspora and frames it in a global context...
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ARMENIA-DIASPORA CONFERENCE - ANOTHER POLITICAL SHOW?
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 6/15/2002; 700+ words
; ...Armenians from the Republic of Armenia and the Diaspora attended the second Armenian-Diaspora Conference in Yerevan, Armenia. The conference...purpose of the conference was to convince the Diaspora Armenian contingent that the investment atmosphere...
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Expanded Diaspora affairs ministry may be on tap
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 10/6/2008; ; 692 words
; ...10-06-2008 Headline: Expanded Diaspora affairs ministry may be on tap Byline...consultations between Israeli officials and Diaspora leaders, and the launching of several initiatives to improve Israel-Diaspora relations. But all this attention...
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Diaspora: Jews Amongst Greeks and Romans.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 6/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...In Jewish history, "diaspora" (golah in Hebrew) is a...Geographically, the term diaspora embraces every single place...indeed with the Bible itself, diasporas--temporary and permanent...Israel and the lands of exile. Diaspora is writing. It is also a...
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From Diaspora Traders to Shipping Tycoons: The Vagliano Bros.
Magazine article from: Business History Review; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...nineteenth-century Greek diaspora traders. It examines...characteristics of a diaspora firm, which can be treated...recognized as ethnic trade diasporas, are treated as British...by Victorian Britain. Diaspora trading companies conform...
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African Diaspora
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...crowded pantheon of diaspora studies. Studies of African diasporas can be divided into...common features of a diaspora, Robin Cohen distinguishes...between the "victim diasporas" (Africans and...study of different diasporas. Diaspora refers simultaneously...
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Diaspora
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Diaspora Diaspora takes its name from the ancient Greek dispersion , meaning “...8; Cohen 1997). The next significant groups associated with the diaspora concept are those that form the “ African diaspora. ”...
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Jewish Diaspora
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Jewish Diaspora Diasporas in general and the Jewish...groups, nations, and diasporas — consider the Jewish Diaspora as a modern or even a...x2014; the Jewish Diaspora, like other ancient diasporas, has maintained many...
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Palestinian Diaspora
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Palestinian Diaspora There is an increasing literature that...and the dominant culture inherent in diaspora cultures does not detract from legitimate...Thus, the literature on Palestinian diaspora communities and their experiences of...
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diaspora
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology
diaspora, diaspora studies A diaspora is a dispersion of people throughout the world. The term was first applied collectively to the Jews scattered after the Babylonian captivity, and in the modern period to Jews living outside of Palestine and...
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