Judaism in South India, 849–1489 : Relocating Malabar Jewry
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| Title: | Judaism in South India, 849–1489 : Relocating Malabar Jewry |
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| Description: | Jewish presence in the Malabar Coast of southwestern India is attested since the ninth century in various sources and diverse languages. Malabar Jewry emerged out of the Indian Ocean maritime trade networks that connected people and communities in West and South Asia forging kinship alliances and cross-cultural exchange. This book traces the evolution of Malabar Jewry in the history of contact and exchange that gave rise to Indo-Arab coastal communities in the period between 849 and 1489. |
| Authors: | Ophira Gamliel |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Jews--India--Kerala--History, Jews--India--Malabar Coast--History |
| Categories: | HISTORY / Jewish, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, RELIGION / Judaism / History |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Jewish presence in the Malabar Coast of southwestern India is attested since the ninth century in various sources and diverse languages. Malabar Jewry emerged out of the Indian Ocean maritime trade networks that connected people and communities in West and South Asia forging kinship alliances and cross-cultural exchange. This book traces the evolution of Malabar Jewry in the history of contact and exchange that gave rise to Indo-Arab coastal communities in the period between 849 and 1489. |
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| ISBN: | 9781641890670 9781802701715 |
