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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781479887927
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082 0 4 _a305.6/9608996073
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aHaynes, Bruce D.
_eautore
245 1 4 _aThe Soul of Judaism :
_bJews of African Descent in America /
_cBruce D. Haynes.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bNew York University Press,
_c[2018]
264 4 _c©2018
300 _a1 online resource
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 0 _aReligion, Race, and Ethnicity ;
_v17
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aA glimpse into the diverse stories of Black Jews in the United States What makes a Jew? This book traces the history of Jews of African descent in America and the counter-narratives they have put forward as they stake their claims to Jewishness. The Soul of Judaism offers the first exploration of 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.Blending historical analysis and oral history, Haynes showcases the lives of Black Jews within the Orthodox, Conservative, Reconstruction and Reform movements, as well as the religious approaches that push the boundaries of the common forms of Judaism we know today. He illuminates how in the quest to claim whiteness, American Jews of European descent gained the freedom to express their identity fluidly while African Americans have continued to be seen as a fixed racial group. This book demonstrates that racial ascription has been shaping Jewish selfhood for centuries. Pushing us to reassess the boundaries between race and ethnicity, it offers insight into how Black Jewish individuals strive to assert their dual identities and find acceptance within their respective communities. Putting to rest the simplistic notion that Jews are white and that Black Jews are therefore a contradiction, the volume argues that we can no longer pigeonhole Black Hebrews and Israelites as exotic, militant, and nationalistic sects outside the boundaries of mainstream Jewish thought and community life. The volume spurs us to consider the significance of the growing population of self-identified Black Jews and its implications for the future of American Jewry.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mrz 2024)
650 0 _aAfrican American Jews
_xHistory.
650 0 _aJews
_xIdentity.
650 7 _aRELIGION / Judaism / General.
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653 _aAfrican-American Hebrew.
653 _aAfro-American.
653 _aAshkenazi Jews.
653 _aBeta Israel.
653 _aBlack Hebrew.
653 _aBlack Hebrews.
653 _aChristianity.
653 _aConversos.
653 _aEthiopian Hebrews.
653 _aHutus and Tutsis.
653 _aIsraelite communities.
653 _aJewish diaspora.
653 _aJewish identity.
653 _aJewish intellectuals.
653 _aJudaism.
653 _aOrientalist thinking.
653 _aSephardic.
653 _aUS census.
653 _aWhiteness.
653 _aancient Israelites.
653 _aanti-Semitism.
653 _abiracial Jews.
653 _ablack Jews.
653 _ablack converts.
653 _ablack-Jewish identities.
653 _ablack-Jewish relations.
653 _aconversion.
653 _adouble consciousness.
653 _aeastern European Jews.
653 _aglobal Jewish narrative.
653 _akinship.
653 _apolitical orientation.
653 _aracial consciousness.
653 _aracial performance.
653 _aracial project.
653 _aracial projects.
653 _aracial taxonomies.
653 _aracialization.
653 _aracism.
653 _areligious practice.
653 _asituational passing.
653 _aslavery.
653 _astrategic essentialism.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479887927.001.0001
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479887927
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