Eldad’s Travels: A Journey from the Lost Tribes to the Present
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2021
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-17843-1 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-17843-1 (ISBN)
This book takes stock of the journey that Eldad and his writings made through Jewish and Christian imaginations from the moment he stepped foot in North Africa to the turn of the new millennium.
In the latter years of the ninth century, a mysterious figure arrived in the North African Jewish community of Kairouan. The visitor, Eldad of the tribe of Dan, claimed to have arrived from the kingdom of the Israelite tribes whose whereabouts had been lost for over a millennium and a half. Communicating solely in Hebrew, the sojourner’s vocabulary contained many words that were unfamiliar to his hosts. This enigmatic traveler not only baffled and riveted the local Jewish community but has continued to grip audiences and influence lives into the present era.
This book takes stock of the long journey that both Eldad and his writings have made through Jewish and Christian imaginations from the moment he stepped foot in North Africa to the turn of the new millennium. Each of its chapters assays a major leg of this voyage, offering an in-depth look at the original source material and shedding light on the origins and later reception of this elusive character.
In the latter years of the ninth century, a mysterious figure arrived in the North African Jewish community of Kairouan. The visitor, Eldad of the tribe of Dan, claimed to have arrived from the kingdom of the Israelite tribes whose whereabouts had been lost for over a millennium and a half. Communicating solely in Hebrew, the sojourner’s vocabulary contained many words that were unfamiliar to his hosts. This enigmatic traveler not only baffled and riveted the local Jewish community but has continued to grip audiences and influence lives into the present era.
This book takes stock of the long journey that both Eldad and his writings have made through Jewish and Christian imaginations from the moment he stepped foot in North Africa to the turn of the new millennium. Each of its chapters assays a major leg of this voyage, offering an in-depth look at the original source material and shedding light on the origins and later reception of this elusive character.
Micha J. Perry is a historian of medieval history at the department of Jewish History at the University of Haifa.
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Query and Response
2. Truth and False
3. Myth and Reality
4. Rabbinites and Karaites
5. Babylon and Israel
6. Men and Women
7. Jews and Christians
8. Black and White
Conclusion
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.10.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 145 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-17843-4 / 1032178434 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-17843-1 / 9781032178431 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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