The Soul of Judaism : Jews of African Descent in America /

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Explores the full diversity of Black Jews, including bi-racial Jews of both matrilineal and patrilineal descent; adoptees; black converts to Judaism; and Black Hebrews and Israelites, who trace their Jewish roots to Africa and challenge the dominant western paradigm of Jews as white and of European...

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Main Author: Haynes, Bruce D., 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jews > Identity.
Ethnic relations.
African American Jews.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African American Jews > History.
United States.
United States > Ethnic relations.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction: Opening the Gates; 1. Jews, Blacks, and the Color Line; 2. B(l)ack to Israel; 3. Black-Jewish Encounters in the New World; 4. Back to Black: Hebrews, Israelites, and Lost Jews; 5. Your People Shall Be My People: Black Converts to Judaism; 6. Two Drops: Constructing a Black Jewish Identity; 7. When Worlds Collide; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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