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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
March 2024
Print publication year:
2024
Online ISBN:
9781009400107
Series:
Elements in New Religious Movements
Subjects:
History of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Religion, Religion: General Interest

Book description

The Black Hebrew Israelite movement claims that African Americans are descendants of the Ancient Israelites and has slowly become a significant force in African American religion. This Element provides a general overview of the BHI movement, its diverse history/ies, ideologies, and practices. The Element shows how different factions and trends have taken the forefront at different periods over its 140-year history, leading to the current situation where diverse iterations of the movement exist alongside each other, sharing some core concepts while differing widely. In particular, the questions of how and why BHI has become a potent and attractive movement in recent years are addressed, arguing that it fulfils a specific religious need to do with identity and teleology, and represents a new and persistent form of Abrahamic religion.

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