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Yoram Bilu

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Yoram Bilu
יורם בילו
Yoram Bilu in 2013
Born (1942-03-06) 6 March 1942 (age 82)
NationalityIsraeli
Occupations
  • Anthropologist
  • Psychologist
  • Professor emeritus
Known forResearch on folk religion, culture and mental health, and Moroccan Jewish practices
Awards
  • Israel Prize (2013)

Yoram Bilu (Hebrew: יורם בילו; born March 6, 1942) is an Israeli professor emeritus of anthropology and psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Member of the Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

He is known for his work on folk religion (messianism, saint worship); the interaction between culture and mental health; the sanctification of space in Israel; and the religious and cultural practices of Moroccan Jews. He is recipient of 2013 the Israel Prize in sociology and anthropology. He is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.[1]

From 2003 to 2004 he held a fellowship at the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies.[2] He has also been a member of the Israeli Society and of the American Association of Anthropology and serves as a member of the following scientific journals: Transcultural Psychiatry, Anthropology and Medicine, Contemporary Jewry.

References

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  1. ^ Siegel-Itzkovitch, Judy (10 December 2015). "Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities admits nine new members – including three women". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. ^ katzcenterupenn. "Yoram Bilu". Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Retrieved 2020-07-28.