Jewish Communities in Exotic Places

By Ken Blady

Book Overview

Jewish Communities in Exotic Places examines seventeen Jewish groups that are referred to in Hebrew as edot ha-mizrach, Eastern or Oriental Jewish communities. These groups, situated in remote places on the Asian and African Jewish geographical periphery, became isolated from the major centers of Jewish civilization over the centuries and embraced some interesting practices and aspects of the dominant cultures in which they were situated.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765761122
• ISBN13: 9780765761125
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.3"