From Dalits to Bene Ephraim: Judaism in Andhra Pradesh

The community of Bene Ephraim was established in the late 1980s in Andhra Pradesh by a group of Christianized Madiga who declared that they belonged to one of the Lost Tribes of Israel. The paper explores the extent to which Bene Ephraim narratives of origin have been and are being shaped by the res...

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Main Author: Egorova, Yulia 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox 2010
In: Religions of South Asia
Year: 2010, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 105-124
Further subjects:B untouchability
B Judaism
B caste system
B Conversion
B India
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