18 Citations
The Jewish Diasporascape in the Straits : An Ethnographic Study of Jewish Businesses Across Borders
- Art
- 2010
FSW The Straits is the waterway region that divides Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, with adjacent port cities like the Straits Settlements, Penang, Melaka and Singapore and on the Indonesian side,…
Zhao Yingcheng from Fact to Fiction: The Story of “The Great Advisor”
- History
- 2018
Zhao Yingcheng (1619–1657), known as “The Great Advisor”, is the only Kaifeng Jew who is mentioned both in the synagogal stele of 1663 and in Chinese gazetteers during his lifetime. Zhao, given the…
Zhao Yingcheng from Fact to Fiction: The Story of “The Great Advisor”
- HistoryFudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences
- 2017
Zhao Yingcheng (1619–1657), known as “The Great Advisor”, is the only Kaifeng Jew who is mentioned both in the synagogal stele of 1663 and in Chinese gazetteers during his lifetime. Zhao, given the…
Globalization, Translation and Transmission: Sino-Judaic Cultural Identity in Kaifeng, China
- Sociology
- 2017
This dissertation examines the transmission of Sino-Judaic cultural identity in both its historical and contemporary forms. In the tenth century, a group of Jewish traders from Central Asia arrived…
History, identity politics and securitization: Religion's role in the establishment of Indian-Israeli diplomatic relations and future prospects for cooperation
- Political Science
- 2016
Early Confucian Political Philosophy and Its Contemporary Relevance
- Philosophy
- 2014
In this chapter, I will discuss the political aspect of early Confucian philosophy. The texts I will focus upon are the so-called “Four Books,” i.e., the Analects, the Mencius, the Great Learning,…
Jewish Religious Observance by the Jews of Kaifeng China
- History
- 2014
jewish religious observance by the jews of kaifeng china jewish religious observance by the jews of kaifeng china the jews of kaifeng china history culture and religion jewish religious observance by…
The idea of humanity in Jewish tradition: from “the image of God” to the Jews of China
- Biology
- 2010
The construction of the idea of “Humanity” in classical Jewish tradition and culture is explored by looking at the phenomenon of inter‐cultural adaptation and exchange as it has shaped Jewish diasporic culture.