The Hebrew Israelite Community [Paperback]

Paul A. Hare (Author), Ben Ammi (Contributor), A.Paul Hare (Contributor), Yadah Baht Israel (Contributor), Fran Markowitz (Contributor), Hagit Peres (Contributor), Immanuel Ben Yehuda (Contributor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0761812709 | ISBN-13: 978-0761812708 | Publication Date: February 4, 1999

The Hebrew Israelite Community introduces the African-Americans who are members of the Hebrew Israelite Community in Israel from a sociological and anthropological perspective. This community has passed through several phases since its beginning in Chicago in 1963 as the followers of a charismatic leader, to the 'Black Africa' movement in Liberia, a millennial cult, to a utopian community. The spiritual leader of this community, Ben Ammi provides a foreword to the book. The author begins with an introduction to the Black Americans and their children who are members of the Hebrew Israelite Community in Israel that provides a description of the social structure and activities of the community. He moves into a discussion of the holistic lifestyle of the community that includes high moral standards, communal sharing, and the production of clothing from natural fibers, as well as the unique system of preventive health care. The well defined structures of both the society and the family, including the place of priests and women are presented. Most of all the author emphasizes the importance of the community and its place within the larger world.

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The Hebrew Israelite Community makes for interesting reading. It adds to the scholarly literature on a number of subjects, including new African American religious movements, Israeli society and new religious movements, and the relationship between African Americans and Jews.>>> (Ariel, Yaakov Nova Religio )

The Hebrew Israelite Community makes for interesting reading. It adds to the scholarly literature on a number of subjects, including new African American religious movements, Israeli society and new religious movements, and the relationship between African Americans and Jews. (Ariel, Yaakov Nova Religio )

About the Author

A. Paul Hare is Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Ben-Gurion University, Israel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (February 4, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761812709
• ISBN-13: 978-0761812708
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,901,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: The Hebrew Israelite Community (Hardcover)

This book takes you inside The Black Hebrew Israelites of Dimona, Israel. It was nice to hear directly from Ben Ammi in some cases, and to hear from both men and women who follow him. It was good to see all the good that the Hebrew Israelites come back to America and do. It made me proud to be a part of Israel.