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Judaising Movements : Studies in the Margins of Judaism in Modern Times.

The history of Judaising movements has been largely ignored by historians of religion. This volume analyzes the interplay between colonialism, a Judaism not traditionally viewed as proselytising but which at certain points was struggling to heed the Prophets and become a light unto the Gentiles'...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Parfitt, Tudor
Other Authors: Semi, Emanuela
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Routledge Jewish studies series.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.