Judaising movements
Subtitle: studies in the margins of Judaism
By: Tudor Parfitt and Emanuela Trevisan Semi.
Contributors: Trevisan Semi, Emanuela.; University of London. Centre of Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon; SOAS Centre for Near and Middle East Studies
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Conversion -- Judaism -- History -- 20th century; Judaism -- Relations -- History -- 20th century
Other titles: Studies in the margins of Judaism
Description: "The history of Judaising movements has been largely ignored by historians of religion; this is the first monograph devoted to the subject. These movements are examined in Italy, New Zealand, Japan, India, Burma and various parts of Africa.

The 'centre' of these movements, proselytising trends in Palestine/Israel in the 1940s and 1950s which conceived of the mass conversion to Judaism of certain populations in Africa and Asia and involved various well-known Jewish personalities, are also examined, as are Judaising movements among Black communities in the United States.".

"This volume analyses the interplay between colonialism, a Judaism not traditionally viewed as 'proselytising' but which at certain points was struggling to heed the Prophets and become 'a light unto the Gentiles', and the attraction for many different peoples of the rooted historicity of Judaism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.