Eldad's travels : a journey from the lost tribes to the present / Micha Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, Micha, 1972- author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Travel.

History.

Jews.

Lost tribes of Israel.

Jews--Travel--History.

Eldad, ha-Dani, active 9th century.

Eldad.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 105 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

Summary:

"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 traveller 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."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Query and response

Truth and false

Myth and reality

Rabbinites and Karaites

Babylon and Israel

Men and women

Jews and Christians

Black and white.

Notes:

"Routledge Focus."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 96-102) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781138368354

1138368350

OCLC:

1050156427