The Chinese Jews of Kaifeng - A Millennium of Adaptation and Endurance (Hardcover)

This scholarly collection examines the origins, history, and contemporary nature of Chinese Judaism in the community of Kaifeng. These essays, written by a diverse, international team of contributors, explore the culture and history of this thousand-year-old Jewish community, whose synthesis of Chinese and Jewish cultures helped guarantee its survival. Part I of this study analyzes the origin and historical development of the Kaifeng community, as well as the unique cultural synthesis it engendered. Part II explores the contemporary nature of this Chinese Jewish community, particularly examining the community's relationship to Jewish organizations outside of China, the impact of Western Jewish contact, and the tenuous nature of Jewish identity in Kaifeng.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2017
Editors:	Anson H Laytner • Jordan Paper
Contributors:	Alex Bender • Moshe Yehuda Bernstein • Irene Eber • Mathew A. Eckstein • Xianyi Kong • Anson H Laytner • Donald Daniel Leslie • Jordan Paper
Dimensions:	237 x 160 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	290
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-5026-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	1-4985-5026-6
Barcode:	9781498550260

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