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The Image of Jews in Contemporary China / ed. by James R. Ross, Song Lihong.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Jewish Identities in Post-Modern SocietyPublisher: Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781618114204
  • 9781618114211
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS135.C5 I43 2016
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Perceiving Jews in Modern China -- Images of Jews in Contemporary Books, Blogs, and Films -- Distinctiveness: A Major Jewish Characteristic -- Chinese Policy Toward Kaifeng Jews -- Sukkot and Mid-Autumn Festivals in Kaifeng: Conundrums at the Crossroads of Sino-Judaic Cultural Identity -- Understanding of the Bible among the General Public in Mainland China : A Survey on the "Bullet Curtain" of The Bible -- The Changing Image of the State of Israel in People's Daily during the Cold War -- The Reception of Contemporary Israeli Literature in China -- China's Relationship with Israel, Opportunities and Challenges : Perspectives from China -- Holocaust Studies and Holocaust Education in China -- Reflections on Chinese Jewish Studies : A Comparative Perspective -- Index
Summary: Bookstores in Chinese cities are stocked with dozens of Chinese-language books on how Jews conduct business, manage the world, and raise their children. At least ten universities throughout China offer popular Jewish Studies programs, some with advanced degrees. Yet there are virtually no Jews in China. The Chinese are constructing an identity for a people that the large majority of them will never meet. This edited volume critically examines the image of Jews from the contemporary perspective of ordinary Chinese citizens. It includes chapters on Chinese Jewish Studies programs, popular Chinese books and blogs about Jews, China's relations with Israel, and innovative examinations of the ancient Jewish community of Kaifeng.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Perceiving Jews in Modern China -- Images of Jews in Contemporary Books, Blogs, and Films -- Distinctiveness: A Major Jewish Characteristic -- Chinese Policy Toward Kaifeng Jews -- Sukkot and Mid-Autumn Festivals in Kaifeng: Conundrums at the Crossroads of Sino-Judaic Cultural Identity -- Understanding of the Bible among the General Public in Mainland China : A Survey on the "Bullet Curtain" of The Bible -- The Changing Image of the State of Israel in People's Daily during the Cold War -- The Reception of Contemporary Israeli Literature in China -- China's Relationship with Israel, Opportunities and Challenges : Perspectives from China -- Holocaust Studies and Holocaust Education in China -- Reflections on Chinese Jewish Studies : A Comparative Perspective -- Index

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Bookstores in Chinese cities are stocked with dozens of Chinese-language books on how Jews conduct business, manage the world, and raise their children. At least ten universities throughout China offer popular Jewish Studies programs, some with advanced degrees. Yet there are virtually no Jews in China. The Chinese are constructing an identity for a people that the large majority of them will never meet. This edited volume critically examines the image of Jews from the contemporary perspective of ordinary Chinese citizens. It includes chapters on Chinese Jewish Studies programs, popular Chinese books and blogs about Jews, China's relations with Israel, and innovative examinations of the ancient Jewish community of Kaifeng.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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