Edité par Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2005
ISBN 10 : 8173046387 ISBN 13 : 9788173046384
Vendeur : Books Puddle, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. pp. 181 Index 1st Published.
Edité par Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2005
ISBN 10 : 8173046387 ISBN 13 : 9788173046384
Vendeur : Majestic Books, Hounslow, Royaume-Uni
Etat : New. pp. 181 Illus.
Edité par Manohar Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, 2005
ISBN 10 : 8173046387 ISBN 13 : 9788173046384
Vendeur : Books in my Basket, New Delhi, Inde
Hardcover. Etat : New. ISBN:9788173046384.
Edité par Manohar, 2005
ISBN 10 : 8173046387 ISBN 13 : 9788173046384
Vendeur : S.C. Sumner, Venice, FL, Etats-Unis
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Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Inscribed to former owners and signed by both authors on the title page. Signed Copy.
Edité par Manohar Pub, New Delhi, 2005
ISBN 10 : 8173046387 ISBN 13 : 9788173046384
Vendeur : Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, Inde
Hardbound. Etat : As New. New. Contents Introduction. 1. Rituals and identity. I. The religious life of the Jews of Cochin 2. The royalty of the autumn sacred cycle. 3. Spring rites an ascetic passover. 4. A Shabbat interlude. 5. Life cycle rituals every bridegroom is Joseph Rabban. 6. Jewish Apartheid and a Jewish Gandhi. 7. Some speculations about caste Jewish survival and Hindu tolerance. 8. Why did they leave India. 9. Rebirth in Israel. Bibliography. Index. Kashrut Caste and Kabbalah is a study of the religious life of the ancient Jewish community at Cochin in South India. The authors argue that the Cochin Jews acculturated into a hospitable Indian society by adapting Hindu motifs symbols and practices into their religious life. At the same time by remaining knowledgeable about and faithful to Jewish law they avoided assimilation or the loss of a distinct identity. It was the tolerant nature of Hindu culture that lay behind their acculturation and the hierarchical structure of Hindu society that made assimilation impossible. Therefore Jews found an ideal home in traditional India one that afforded them status for maintaining their distinct religious and cultural identity. This research is located at the intersection of Jewish studies and South Asian studies and explores theoretical issues from the fields of religious studies cultural anthropology history literature and psychology. The authors use their data as a basis for advancing understanding of the dynamics of identity generation and presents a fresh approach to the study of majority minority group relations in India. This book is based on a year of participant observation field work in Cochin as well as detailed studies of relevant historical materials and primary documents and extensive interviews with members of the community. 181 pp.
Edité par University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC, 1993
ISBN 10 : 0872498476 ISBN 13 : 9780872498471
Vendeur : Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, Truth or consequences, NM, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st. 352pp.incl.index; HB blk.w/gilt; some rub w/wear on edges&corners; PONstamp; clean,tight pgs. DJ lt.brwn.w/white-photocover; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; sml.hole,spine; sml.tears&folds. Cochin, S.India. "Cochin's Jews were so well-integrated into Hindu society that they evolved an identity which was both fully Indian and fully Jewish. This book analyzes the strategies by which this dual identity was established." illus.
Edité par Manohar, 2005
ISBN 10 : 8173046387 ISBN 13 : 9788173046384
Vendeur : Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Like New. Like New. book.
Edité par Pinter Publishers, 1988
Vendeur : Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, Truth or consequences, NM, Etats-Unis
Edition originale Signé
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. 5 1/2 x 8 3/4", 220 pp. Inscribed by editor Pensri Duke. Polices of three nations are explored. US First. Signed by Author(s).
Edité par Manohar, 2005
ISBN 10 : 8173046387 ISBN 13 : 9788173046384
Vendeur : BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!.