This book is an analysis of the affinities and interactions between Indic and Judaic civilizations from ancient through contemporary times. The contributors to this volume come together to propose new and global understanding of patterns of commerce and culture, to reconfigure how we understand the way great cultures interact, and to present a new constellation of diplomacy, literature, and geopolitics.
Author(s): Nathan Katz, Ranabir Chakravarti, Braj M. Sinha, Shalva Weil
Edition: First Edition
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 264
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Introduction: Indo–Judaic Studies in the Twenty–First Century: A Perspective from the Margin......Page 8
Part I: Historical Studies, Ancient and Medieval......Page 24
One: Reaching out to Distant Shores: Indo–Judaic Trade Contacts (Up to CE 1300)......Page 26
Two: Traders and Ideas: Indians and Jews......Page 51
Three: Hindus and Hinduism in Medieval Jewish Literature......Page 64
Part II: Comparative Religious Studies......Page 82
Four: Beyond Hegemony: Hinduisms, Judaisms, and the Politics of Comparison......Page 84
Five: Divine Anthropos and Cosmic Tree: Hindu and Jewish Mysticism in Comparative Perspective......Page 100
Six: The State of the Art of Hindu–Jewish Dialogue......Page 120
Part III: Jewish (and Near–Jewish) Communities in India......Page 134
Seven: New Research, Discoveries and Paradigms: A Report on the Current Study of Kerala Jews......Page 136
Eight: On Origins, the Arts, and Transformed Identities: Foci of Research into the Bene Israel......Page 154
Nine: The Baghdadi Jews of India: Perspectives on the Study and Portrayal of a Community......Page 165
Ten: Tribal Jews......Page 188
Part IV: Contemporary Interactions in Polity, Political Discourse, and Diplomacy......Page 202
Eleven: Describing the “Other,” Describing the “Self”: Jews, Hindu Reformers, and Indian Nationalists......Page 204
Twelve: India and Israel: The Diplomatic History......Page 219
Thirteen: India and the Arab–Israeli Conflict: Shifting Strategic Focus......Page 232
Fourteen: The Multicultural Issue in India and Israel—Some Reflections......Page 244
Notes on the Contributors......Page 258
C......Page 261
K......Page 262
S......Page 263
Z......Page 264
