num_pages: 456
description: 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.
language: English
title: Jewish Communities in Exotic Places
titlecomplete: Jewish Communities in Exotic Places
ratings_count: 12
publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.