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The Chinese Jews of Kaifeng

A Millennium of Adaptation and Endurance
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This scholarly collection examines the origins, history, and contemporary nature of Chinese Judaism in the community of Kaifeng. These essays, written by a diverse, international team of contributors, explore the culture and history of this thousand-year-old Jewish community, whose synthesis of Chinese and Jewish cultures helped guarantee its survival. Part I of this study analyzes the origin and historical development of the Kaifeng community, as well as the unique cultural synthesis it engendered. Part II explores the contemporary nature of this Chinese Jewish community, particularly examining the community’s relationship to Jewish organizations outside of China, the impact of Western Jewish contact, and the tenuous nature of Jewish identity in Kaifeng.

Author Biography:

Anson H. Laytner is former president of the Sino-Judaic Institute and the author of Arguing with God: A Jewish Tradition. Jordan Paper is professor emeritus of East Asian and religious studies at York University and author of The Theology of the Chinese Jews, 1000–1850.
Release date NZ
July 21st, 2017
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Contributions by Alex Bender
  • Contributions by Anson H. Laytner
  • Contributions by Donald Daniel Leslie
  • Contributions by Irene Eber
  • Contributions by Jordan Paper
  • Contributions by Mathew A. Eckstein
  • Contributions by Moshe Yehuda Bernstein
  • Contributions by Xianyi Kong
  • Edited by Anson H. Laytner
  • Edited by Jordan Paper
Pages
290
Dimensions
160x237x29
ISBN-13
9781498550260
Product ID
26802487

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