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- Special Attributes
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780618029983
- EAN
- 9780618029983
- Book Title
- Across the Sabbath River : in Search of a Lost Tribe of Israel
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Jewish
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 25.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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The fate of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel has fascinated Jews and Christians throughout the ages. Hillel Halkin, a distinguished writer and translator, has long been intrigued by the old legend that the tribes still exist in distant corners of the earth -- a legend that, like nearly all contemporary investigators of the subject, he considered to lack all factual basis. In 1998, he accompanied a Jerusalem rabbi and dedicated Lost Tribes hunter to China, Thailand, and northeast India in search of traces of the biblical Israelites who disappeared in the eighth century B.C.E. The journey ended among a little-known ethnic group living along the India-Burma border who had themselves been swept in recent years by Lost Tribe fever. Halkin returned twice more to the Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur for a deeper look. Gradually, despite his initial skepticism, he became convinced that this remote group is -- incredible as it may seem -- historically linked to the ancient biblical tribeof Manasseh. Across the Sabbath River is the compulsively readable account of Halkin's experiences in arriving at this conviction. A superb writer, he effortlessly interweaves the biblical and historical backgrounds of this centuries-old quest with a captivating account, both funny and poignant, of his own adventures. In vivid, engaging portraits, he introduces us to a wide and memorable range of characters at once alien and familiar, while transporting us to an exotic society obsessed with the enigma ofits own identity. Piece by piece, as in a tantalizing detective story, he amasses the evidence that finally persuades him, and will persuade many of his readers, that, for the first time in history, a living remnant of a lost biblical tribe has been found.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0618029982
ISBN-13
9780618029983
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2005200
Product Key Features
Book Title
Across the Sabbath River : in Search of a Lost Tribe of Israel
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Jewish
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
25.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds131.H25 2002
Edition Description
Teacher's Edition
Reviews
Halkin writes with a beautifully descriptive, flowing prose that enhances our appreciation of the exotic locales and peoples he encountered., A captivating tale that is part travelogue, part ethnography, part cultural treasure hunt. His conclusions . . . will amaze even skeptical readers., "Humorous, intelligent commentary . . . genuinely intriguing, and difficult to dismiss." Kirkus Reviews "Extraordinary . . . beautifully written and intelligently argued." The Wall Street Journal "Amazing . . . rich in both geographical and intellectual adventure and spiked with wry wit. A book that has many delights." The New York Times "A captivating tale that is part travelogue, part ethnography, part cultural treasure hunt. His conclusions . . . will amaze even skeptical readers." Publishers Weekly, Starred "Halkin writes with a beautifully descriptive, flowing prose that enhances our appreciation of the exotic locales and peoples he encountered." Booklist, ALA "A good-humored travelogue." The San Francisco Chronicle "A writer and scholar worth listening to . . . this elegantly written "detective story" . . . helps put the Mizos on the Jewish agenda." Jerusalem Post "Spirited, engaging, and charmingly written . . . fascinating, full of vividly rendered encounters . . . rendered with insight, wit, and considerable humor." Commentary, Amazing . . . rich in both geographical and intellectual adventure and spiked with wry wit. A book that has many delights.
Table of Content
CONTENTS 1. Siyata Di-Shmaya 1 2. Mu Kaw Lee and Mu Lee Kaw 30 3. Aizawl 54 4. A Short History of the Lost Tribes 96 5. Chhinlung Israel Mipuite 137 6. Ratu 177 7. To Lianpui and Back 197 8. Lianpuisuaka"sWill 238 9. Introducing Dr. Khuplam 256 10. The People Driven from Their Land by a Long-tailedWildcat 279 11. Sorting It Out 316 12. Across the Sabbath River 333 Guide to Pronunciation 362 Glossary 364 Notes 370 Bibliography 389 m a p s Biblical Palestine with Its Tribal Territories 99 Northeast Africa, the Middle East, and Asia 132 The Present Territory of the Kuki-Chin-Mizo 137
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2002-510503
Dewey Decimal
909/.04924
Dewey Edition
21
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