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- This sense of the term comes from the insulting label Philister applied by German students to their non-academic neighbours in university towns, likening them to the enemies of the chosen people in the Hebrew scriptures; it was given wide currency in English by the poet and critic Matthew Arnold in his book Culture and Anarchy (1869), which attacks the philistinism of the British middle class.
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Popularized in German student slang (supposedly first in Jena, late 17c.) as a contemptuous term for "townies," and hence, by extension, "any uncultured person." Philistine had been used in a humorous figurative sense of "the enemy" in English from c.1600.
Whilst involved in a lawsuit, the writer and poet Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), in the slang of his time, described a gruff bailiff as a philistine, someone who is considered a merciless enemy. [1] The polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) described the philistine personality, by asking:
Apr 3, 2023 · It dates back 1,900 years and is derived from a people who were not native to the region — the Philistines, a people from the Aegean Sea who were closely related to the ancient Greeks. They lived on the coast of what is now the Gaza Strip and Israel, but had disappeared by the 6th century BCE.
The English term Philistine comes from Old French Philistin; from Classical Latin Philistinus; from Late Greek Philistinoi; from Koine Greek Φυλιστιειμ (Philistiim), [15] ultimately from Hebrew Pəlištī (פְּלִשְׁתִּי; plural Pəlištīm, פְּלִשְׁתִּים), meaning 'people of Pəlešeṯ ' (פְּלֶשֶׁת).
- Origins
- The Book of Judges/1 Samuel
- King David
- Archaeological Excavations
- Religion
- Demise
The origins of the Philistines remain the subject of scholarly debate. In the Hebrew Bible, there is an indication that they originated in Crete. The Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible) also connects them to Crete. This provides an Aegean origin, but other scholars have suggested Anatolia (Turkey) or regions around the Black Sea....
The Sea Peoples are designated Philistines in the biblical books of Judges and 1 Samuel where they are considered the greatest enemies of Israel. When the Israelites emerged in Canaan (in the Iron Age II level), a tribal confederation – the Twelve Tribes of Israel (the sons of Jacob) – was created. The Philistines also formed a confederation of fiv...
David’s older brothers were at the front lines fighting the Philistines. He took food there for his brothers, and that is when he found out that the Philistines had made an offer to settle matters. They would send out their champion, the giantGoliath. The Israelites should choose a champion, and the duel would settle matters. David was appalled tha...
Archaeologists have excavated many of the cities associated with the Philistines in Israel, as well as some sites in the Jezreel Valley further north. The material evidence includes large halls, like the earlier Mycenaean megaron, a large hall with a central hearth and throne. Early Philistine pottery resembles the Aegean/Mycenaean potterythat was ...
The gods and goddesses of the Philistines included Baal, Astarte, Asherah, and Dagon. The names and characteristics of these deities are also elements of the Canaanite religion. The archaeological material has uncovered common goddess figures seated on chairs which again was an Aegean element in goddess worship. The importance of the excavations is...
The Philistines began their decline with the invasion of the areas of Canaan by the Neo-Assyrian Empire in 722 BCE. When the Assyrian King Sargon II (r. 722-705 BCE) invaded Philistia, Egypt promoted and funded rebellions against the Assyrians. In the next ten years, Sargon's son, Sennacherib (r. 705-681 BCE) put down all rebellions and destroyed t...
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Nov 22, 2022 · In the fields of philosophy and æsthetics, the derogatory term philistinism describes “the manners, habits, and character, or mode of thinking of a philistine”, manifested as an anti-intellectual social attitude that undervalues and despises art and beauty, intellect and spirituality.
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A person devoted narrow-mindedly to material prosperity at the expense of intellectual and artistic awareness; or (as an adjective) ignorantly uninterested in culture and ideas. This sense of the term comes from the insulting label Philister applied by German students to their non-academic neighbours in university towns, likening them to the ...
