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Book SynopsisThe Hebrew Israelite Community introduces the African-Americans who are members of the Hebrew Israelite Community in Israel from a sociological and anthropological perspective.
Trade ReviewThe Hebrew Israelite Community makes for interesting reading. It adds to the scholarly literature on a number of subjects, including new African American religious movements, Israeli society and new religious movements, and the relationship between African Americans and Jews. -- Yaakov Ariel, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill * Nova Religio: The Journal Of Alternative And Emergent Religions *
The Hebrew Israelite Community makes for interesting reading. It adds to the scholarly literature on a number of subjects, including new African American religious movements, Israeli society and new religious movements, and the relationship between African Americans and Jews. -- Yaakov Ariel, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill * Nova Religio: The Journal Of Alternative And Emergent Religions *
Table of Contentschapter 1 Constructing a Virtuous Reality chapter 2 Living the New Reality: Holistic Lifestyle chapter 3 Emphasizing the Holy in Holistic Health Care chapter 4 Leadership and Priesthood chapter 5 Using the Power to Redefine: Israel as Africa, Africa as Israel chapter 6 Return to Womanhood: Construction of a Redefined Feminine Identity chapter 7 The Community as Mediator chapter 8 Bibliography chapter 9 Name Index chapter 10 Subject Index
