pt. I. History. The earliest traces of Jews in China ; The beginning of the Kaifeng community ; The first peak, 1421-1512 ; Interlude : Father Ricci and the Jew Ai T'ien ; The second peak, 1642-1723 ; The decline -- pt. II. Religion. The synagogue ; Ritual and liturgy ; Ethics and theology -- pt. III. Sociology. Assimilation. Contacts and relations with other groups; Language -- pt. IV. Inscriptions and manuscripts. Chinese writings of the Kaifeng Jews ; The Chinese-Hebrew memorial book of the dead ; Hebrew manuscripts -- pt. V. Other sources. Early references to Jews in China ; The Jesuit accounts ; Western reports in the 19th and 20th centuries ; Chinese native sources -- Appendix A : Glossary of Hebrew terms -- Appendix B : Glossary of Chinese terms -- Appendix C : Chronological chart
Analysis
Jews China Kaifeng Xian
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Published in collaboration with the Faulty of Asian Studies and Dept. of Far Eastern History, A.N.U