{"product_id":"who-are-the-jews-of-nathan-katz-9780520213234","title":"Who Are the Jews of India?","description":"Of all the Diaspora communities, the Jews of India are among the least known and most interesting. This readable study, full of vivid details of everyday life, looks in depth at the religious life of the Jewish community in Cochin, the Bene Israel from the remote Konkan coast near Bombay, and the Baghdadi Jews, who migrated to Indian port cities and flourished under the British Raj. \u003ci\u003eWho Are the Jews of India?\u003c\/i\u003e is the first integrated, comprehensive work available on all three of India's Jewish communities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing an interdisciplinary approach, Nathan Katz brings together methods and insights from religious studies, ritual studies, anthropology, history, linguistics, and folklore, as he discusses the strategies each community developed to maintain its Jewish identity. Based on extensive fieldwork throughout India, as well as close reading of historical documents, this study provides a striking new understanding of the Jewish Diaspora and of Hindu civilization as a whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathan Katz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520213238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520213234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.34w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Jewish Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2001 pg. 1478","brand":"Nathan Katz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46738977980671,"sku":"9780520213234","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f60c17b-1a64-47a0-83d1-ce53f4667a32.jpg?v=1743276841","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/who-are-the-jews-of-nathan-katz-9780520213234","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}