Nuer Messianic Judaism
Truth and Mediation in the Ethiopia-South Sudan Borderlands
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2026
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
9781009689847 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
9781009689847 (ISBN)
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Traces the rise and evolution of Christian Zionist and Messianic Jewish faiths among Nuer communities in the Ethiopia-South Sudan borderlands. Drawing on ethnographic research in Ethiopia's Gambella region, Yotam Gidron explores processes of religious change and pursuits of knowledge from the perspective of believers.
The Messianic Jews of Ethiopia's Gambella region are Evangelical Christian Zionists who adhere to various Jewish practices and understand their faith as authentically emulating the faith of the first followers of Jesus Christ. Drawing on over a year of ethnographic research in this region, Yotam Gidron traces here the rise and evolution of Christian Zionist and Messianic Jewish faiths amongst Nuer communities in the Ethiopia-South Sudan borderlands. This study approaches processes of religious change from the perspective of believers, examining their pursuits of knowledge and transnational connectivity. In doing so, Gidron considers everyday dilemmas concerning spiritual mediation and truth, as they emerged in relation to church genealogies, Christian literacy, modes of prayer and praise, bloodlines, cattle, and the constitution of various human and divine relationships. As a result, he offers timely insights on spiritual and political life at the global margins, and on contemporary African attitudes towards Israel and the Middle East.
The Messianic Jews of Ethiopia's Gambella region are Evangelical Christian Zionists who adhere to various Jewish practices and understand their faith as authentically emulating the faith of the first followers of Jesus Christ. Drawing on over a year of ethnographic research in this region, Yotam Gidron traces here the rise and evolution of Christian Zionist and Messianic Jewish faiths amongst Nuer communities in the Ethiopia-South Sudan borderlands. This study approaches processes of religious change from the perspective of believers, examining their pursuits of knowledge and transnational connectivity. In doing so, Gidron considers everyday dilemmas concerning spiritual mediation and truth, as they emerged in relation to church genealogies, Christian literacy, modes of prayer and praise, bloodlines, cattle, and the constitution of various human and divine relationships. As a result, he offers timely insights on spiritual and political life at the global margins, and on contemporary African attitudes towards Israel and the Middle East.
Yotam Gidron is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at KU Leuven. His work lies at the intersection of African history and anthropology. Previous publications include Israel in Africa: Security, Migration, Interstate Politics (2020).
Introduction; 1. On encounters; 2. Urban edges; 3. Church genealogies; 4. Words of God; 5. Aesthetic provocations; 6. Biblical bloodlines; 7. Tradition reinvented; Conclusion; References; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.4.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The International African Library |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 500 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781009689847 / 9781009689847 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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