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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811961103321

Autore

Parfitt Tudor

Titolo

Judaising movements : studies in the margins of Judaism / / Tudor Parfitt and Emanuela Trevisan Semi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-86034-7

1-138-86990-2

1-315-02908-1

1-136-86027-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Collana

Routledge Jewish Studies Series

Altri autori (Persone)

Trevisan SemiEmanuela

Disciplina

296.714

Soggetti

Conversion - Judaism - History - 20th century

Judaism - Relations - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2002 by RoutledgeCurzon"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-120) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Judaising Movements and Colonial Discourse; 2 Israel in China A Judaising Discourse in the Far East; 3 The Lemba An African Judaising Tribe; 4 Conversion and Judaisation The 'Lost Tribes' Committees at the Birth of the Jewish State; 5 A Conversion Movement in Italy Jewish Universalism, Conversion and Gender in San Nicandro; 6 The 'Falashisation' of the Blacks of Harlem A Judaising Movement in 20th-century USA; Bibliography; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book looks at the role of colonialism in the development of Judaising movements throughout the world, including New Zealand, Japan, India, Burma and Africa.