Ethiopian Jewry: Identity and Tradition, by Michael Corinaldi

Jerusalem, 1988
Rubin Mass Ltd., POB 990, Jerusalem 9901, Israel

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part One - A Historical and General Introduction

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Chapter One: Historial Introduction - A history of Beta Israel (the Falashas), by S. Kaplan 5
1. Preface
2. Theories about the Origins of the Community
3. Between Legend and Reality (9th-12th centuries)
4. War and Adaptation (1270-1632)
5. The Gondarine Period (1632-1769)
6. The Era of the Princes (1769-1855)
7. Missionary Activities among Ethiopian Jews (1855- 1904)
8. Spiritual Aid Activities, Led by faitelovitch (1904-1935)
9. The Period of Italian Occupation (1935-1941)
10. Under the shadow of Zionism and the State of Israel ( 1941-1973)
11. The Revolution in Ethiopia and Immigration to Israel (1974- )
Chapter Two: General Introduction 24
Chapter Three: Main Components of the Definition of Jewish Identity 28
1. The Definition of Jewish Identity in Accordance with Rabbinic Halakhah
2. The Legal Definition of Jewish Identity in the State of Israel
Chapter Four: The legend of the "Ten Tribes" and implications regarding the attitude towards the Ethiopian Jewish Community 35
1. Introduction
2. The exile of the Ten Tribes in the bible
3. The legend of the "Ten Tribes"
4. The Halakhic status of the "Ten Tribes according to the Talmud


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