Toward a Typology of Black Hebrew Religious Thought and Practice
This article explores the problem of conceptualizing Black Judaism as a religious tradition within the African American community. Briefly outlining the dominant discourse that has framed Black Judaism as primarily a social-political movement couched in Black nationalist-messianic language, it discu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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| In: |
Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2014, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-66 |
| Further subjects: | B
Black Judaism
B Afro-Jewish Studies B Black Jews B Hebrew Israelite B Black Hebrews |
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Volltext (JSTOR) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This article explores the problem of conceptualizing Black Judaism as a religious tradition within the African American community. Briefly outlining the dominant discourse that has framed Black Judaism as primarily a social-political movement couched in Black nationalist-messianic language, it discusses the need for a definition and conceptualization of Black Judaism that provides an entry into an analysis that does not fall into the discursive trap of legitimacy-focused research. The article offers a definition of Black Judaism that is situated within the larger structure of Black religion, and it explores the importance of nomenclature in regard to ethno-religious identity and religious practice within the diverse threads of Hebrew Israelite religion. Finally, a typological framework is offered for the study of Black Judaism that gives consideration to both theological unity and the diversity of Black Hebrew religious thought and practice. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-5413 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions
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