The soul of Judaism : Jews of African descent in America /
Haynes, Bruce D., 1960-
The soul of Judaism : Jews of African descent in America / Bruce D. Haynes. - 1 online resource - Religion, race, and ethnicity .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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 descent. The book showcases the lives of Black Jews, demonstrating that racial ascription has been shaping Jewish selfhood for centuries. It reassesses the boundaries between race and ethnicity, offering insight into how ethnicity can be understood only in relation to racialization and the one-drop rule. Within this context, Black Jewish individuals strive to assert their dual identities and find acceptance within their communities. Putting to rest the notion that Jews are white and the Black Jews are therefore a contradiction, the volume argues that we cannot pigeonhole Black Hebrews and Israelites as exotic, militant, and nationalistic sects outside the boundaries of mainstream Jewish thought and community life. it spurs us to consider the significance of the growing population of self-identified Black Jews and its implications for the future of American Jewry.
9781479887927 1479887927
22573/ctv12n1jrr JSTOR
African American Jews--History.
Jews--Identity.
Juifs noirs américains--Histoire.
Juifs--Identité.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Ethnic Studies--African American Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
African American Jews
Ethnic relations
Jews--Identity
United States--Ethnic relations.
États-Unis--Relations interethniques.
United States
African-American Hebrew. Afro-American. Ashkenazi Jews. Beta Israel. Black Hebrew. Black Hebrews. Christianity. Conversos. Ethiopian Hebrews. Hutus and Tutsis. Israelite communities. Jewish diaspora. Jewish identity. Jewish intellectuals. Judaism. Orientalist thinking. Sephardic. US census. Whiteness. ancient Israelites. anti-Semitism. biracial Jews. black Jews. black converts. black-Jewish identities. black-Jewish relations. conversion. double consciousness. eastern European Jews. global Jewish narrative. kinship. political orientation. racial consciousness. racial performance. racial project. racial projects. racial taxonomies. racialization. racism. religious practice. situational passing. slavery. strategic essentialism.
Electronic books.
History
BM205 / .H376 2018eb
305.6/9608996073
The soul of Judaism : Jews of African descent in America / Bruce D. Haynes. - 1 online resource - Religion, race, and ethnicity .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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 descent. The book showcases the lives of Black Jews, demonstrating that racial ascription has been shaping Jewish selfhood for centuries. It reassesses the boundaries between race and ethnicity, offering insight into how ethnicity can be understood only in relation to racialization and the one-drop rule. Within this context, Black Jewish individuals strive to assert their dual identities and find acceptance within their communities. Putting to rest the notion that Jews are white and the Black Jews are therefore a contradiction, the volume argues that we cannot pigeonhole Black Hebrews and Israelites as exotic, militant, and nationalistic sects outside the boundaries of mainstream Jewish thought and community life. it spurs us to consider the significance of the growing population of self-identified Black Jews and its implications for the future of American Jewry.
9781479887927 1479887927
22573/ctv12n1jrr JSTOR
African American Jews--History.
Jews--Identity.
Juifs noirs américains--Histoire.
Juifs--Identité.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Ethnic Studies--African American Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
African American Jews
Ethnic relations
Jews--Identity
United States--Ethnic relations.
États-Unis--Relations interethniques.
United States
African-American Hebrew. Afro-American. Ashkenazi Jews. Beta Israel. Black Hebrew. Black Hebrews. Christianity. Conversos. Ethiopian Hebrews. Hutus and Tutsis. Israelite communities. Jewish diaspora. Jewish identity. Jewish intellectuals. Judaism. Orientalist thinking. Sephardic. US census. Whiteness. ancient Israelites. anti-Semitism. biracial Jews. black Jews. black converts. black-Jewish identities. black-Jewish relations. conversion. double consciousness. eastern European Jews. global Jewish narrative. kinship. political orientation. racial consciousness. racial performance. racial project. racial projects. racial taxonomies. racialization. racism. religious practice. situational passing. slavery. strategic essentialism.
Electronic books.
History
BM205 / .H376 2018eb
305.6/9608996073