Eldad's Travels

A Journey from the Lost Tribes to the Present
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-138-36835-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 118 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 292 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Perry, Micha

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums außerhalb Israels/Palästinas
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte des Judentums (Diaspora)
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Micha J. Perry is a historian of medieval history at the department of Jewish History at the University of Haifa.