The Chinese Jews of Kaifeng: A Millennium of Adaptation and Endurance

ISBN-13: 9781498550284 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 290 str.

Anson H. Laytner; Jordan Paper; Alex Bender

Opis

This collection examines the origins, history, and contemporary nature of Chinese Judaism in the community of Kaifeng. Among other topics, the contributors analyze the community's unique synthesis between Jewish and Chinese thought, the tenuous nature of its Jewish identity, and the impact of Western Jewish contact.