The Bene Israel of India and the politics of Jewish identity
This paper focuses on the Bene Israel community in Mumbai, a remnant of a once thriving Jewish population decimated in part because of emigration to Israel. I argue that the Bene Israel, who have been maligned because of their dark skin colour and borrowed customs, primarily from Hinduism, constitut...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2014]
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| In: |
Studies in religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 102-115 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Beni Israel
/ Judaism
/ Interreligiosity
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| RelBib Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations BH Judaism KBM Asia |
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