The “Jewish blackness” thesis revisited

Ran HaCohen

doi:10.3390/rel9070222

The “Jewish blackness” thesis revisited

Ran HaCohen

Department of Literature

Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

The notion that in previous centuries Jews were considered to be black, or seen as blacks, has gained broad acceptance in scholarly discourse on the Jewish body since the early 1990s. The present article considers the notion analytically and then examines some of the evidence provided to support it. Much of this evidence does not stand critical examination. Therefore, arguably, the notion of Jewish blackness should be reconsidered.

Original language	English
Article number	222
Journal	Religions
Volume	9
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/rel9070222
State	Published - 22 Jul 2018

Keywords

Jewish blackness
Jewish body
Jews and blacks

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Religious studies

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