Wild tribes and ancient Semites: Israelite-Indian identification and the American West

Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston, Texas, carefully preserved a 1916 pamphlet that claimed a common history for 'Wild tribes' of Indians and Jews of antiquity. Why would a Jewish author tie the customs of 'uncivilised' tribes to his own religion, and why might it capture Cohen'...

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Main Author: Imhoff, Sarah (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2014]
In: Culture and religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 227-249
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Weststaaten, USA / Jews / Settler / Americanization / Indians / Identification / Cultural movement
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AF Geography of religion
BB Indigenous religions
BH Judaism
KBQ North America
Online Access: Volltext (doi)