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The Last Jews of Cochin: Jewish Identity in Hindu India / For two thousand years, a small colony of Jews in Cochin, South India, enjoyed security and prosperity, fully accepted by their Hindu, Muslim, and Christian neighbors. In this most exotic corner of the Diaspora, Jews flourished in the spice trade, agriculture, the professions, government, and military service. India's tolerant, nurturing atmosphere produced a Jewish prime minister to a Hindu maharaja; an autonomous Jewish principality; Hebrew and Malayalam-language poets; powerful, well-educated women; and Qabbalists revered by Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and Jews alike. Cochin's Jews were so well-integrated into Hindu society that they evolved an identity which was both fully Indian and fully Jewish. This book analyzes the strategies by which this dual identity was established. The Cochin Jews have narrated a historical legend which emphasizes their longstanding residence in India, the site of Jewish autonomy under Hindu patronage,

GMD	Book
Corporate Author	India--Jews--History / India--Jews--Identity
Classification	d.966 KAT-L
Publisher	Columbia, South Carolina, USA, University of South Carolina, 1993
Subject	India--Jews--HistoryIndia--Jews--IdentityJudaism--Relations--Hinduism.Jewish-Integration-IndiaJudaism--India--Cochin--Customs and practices.Jews--India--Cochin--Identity.Jews--India--Cochin--History.Cochin (India)--Ethnic relations.
Description	352
ISBN	0-7818-0759-X
Additional ISBN	9780872498471
URL	https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/35088869?q=9780872498471&c=book&versionId=43575006https://www.amazon.com/Last-Jews-Cochin-Identity-Comparative/dp/0872498476