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The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry
Joel Beinin
其他書名
Culture, Politics, and the Formation of a Modern Diaspora
出版University of California Press, 2023-11-15
主題History / Middle East / GeneralReligion / Judaism / General
ISBN052092021X9780520920217
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=OU7hEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In this provocative and wide-ranging history, Joel Beinin examines fundamental questions of ethnic identity by focusing on the Egyptian Jewish community since 1948. A complex and heterogeneous people, Egyptian Jews have become even more diverse as their diaspora continues to the present day. Central to Beinin's study is the question of how people handle multiple identities and loyalties that are dislocated and reformed by turbulent political and cultural processes. It is a question he grapples with himself, and his reflections on his experiences as an American Jew in Israel and Egypt offer a candid, personal perspective on the hazards of marginal identities.


In this provocative and wide-ranging history, Joel Beinin examines fundamental questions of ethnic identity by focusing on the Egyptian Jewish community since 1948. A complex and heterogeneous people, Egyptian Jews have become even more diverse as their d