Chosen people : the rise of American Black Israelite religions
Dorman, Jacob S.Author
New York : Oxford University Press,
2013.
Dorman offers a comprehensive study of the rise of black Judaism in America. Beginning with an examination of black interactions with white Jews during the Civil War, Dorman traces the influence of black Israelite practices and philosophies on the Holiness Christianity movement of the 1890s and the emergence of black Jewish synagogues in the early 20th century.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Dorman offers a comprehensive study of the rise of black Judaism in America. Beginning with an examination of black interactions with white Jews during the Civil War, Dorman traces the influence of black Israelite practices and philosophies on the Holiness Christianity movement of the 1890s and the emergence of black Jewish synagogues in the early 20th century.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Dec. 14, 2012).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Black Hebrews
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Islam