One people, one blood : Ethiopian-Israelis and the return to Judaism / Don Seeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seeman, Don, 1968-

Series:

Jewish cultures of the world.

Jewish cultures of the world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews, Ethiopian--Israel.

Jews, Ethiopian.

Jews--Ethiopia--History.

Jews.

Judaism--Ethiopia.

Judaism.

Feres Mura.

Ethiopia--Ethnic relations.

Ethiopia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Feres Mura, Ethiopian Jews whose families converted to Christianity during the nineteenth century and then reasserted their Jewish identity in the late twentieth century, still await acceptance by Israel. Since the 1980's, they have sought homecoming through the state's right of return law. Instead of a welcoming embrace, Israel's government and society regard them with reticence and suspicion. Using more over ten years of ethnographical research, One People, One Blood expertly documents this tenuous relationship and the challenges facing the Feres Mura.

Contents:

A death in Addis Ababa

The question of kinship

Purity of heart

Returning to Judaism

Absorption

Blood and terror

The "Feres Mura" dilemma.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8135-4843-8

OCLC:

593316028