Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies
College of Human Sciences |
School of Humanities |
Department: Biblical and Ancient Studies |
Research Fellow
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E-mail: |
edithbruder@gmail.com
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Qualifications
- PhD, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, England
- DESS (French post-graduate degree) in Clinical Psychology, University Paris 7
- DEA (French post-graduate degree) in Art History, Architecture and Archaeology
- Pantheon-Sorbonne University Paris 1
Fields of academic interests
- Judaizing movements
- Philo-Semitism
- Globalization of religions
- Ethno-history
- Religious Diasporas
Field of Specialisation
- African Judaism
- New Religious Movements
Books
- Black Jews, Les Juifs Noirs d’Afrique et le mythe des Tribus perdues, Albin Michel, 2014.
- The Black Jews of Africa: Identity, Religion, History, New York, Oxford University Press, 2008 and 2012.
- Bruder E. and Parfitt, T. eds. African Zion: Studies in Black Judaism, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.
- Breitschneider, M, Bruder, E, and Le Roux M. eds, ‘Africana’ Jewish Journeys. Studies in African Judaism. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, forthcoming 2018
- “Des communautés juives en Afrique sub-saharienne”, in Histoire des Relations entre Juifs et Musulmans des origines à nos jours, ed. Abdelwahab Medeb and Benjamin Stora, Albin Michel, France, 2013.
- “Jewish Communities in sub-Saharan Africa”, in The History of Relations between Jews and Muslims: From its Origins to the Present Days, ed. Abdelwahab Medeb and Benjamin Stora (Albin Michel, University of Princeton, 2014)
- “The Beit Avraham of Kechene: The Emergence of a New Jewish Community in Ethiopia”, in Beta Israel: The Jews of Ethiopia and Beyond, edited by E. Trevisan Semi and S. Weil (Cafoscarina: Venezia, 2011)
- “'The Descendants of David’ of Madagascar: Crypto-Judaism in Twentieth Century Africa” in Race, Color, Identity: Rethinking Discourses about "Jews" in the 21st Century, edited by Efraim Sicher, New York: Berghahn Books (2013).
Journal articles
- “Philosemitism and Affiliation to Judaism in Africa” in Common Knowledge, 23: 3, Duke University Press, 2017.
- “Judaïsme africain, Tribus Perdues et traditions orales“ in Mondes séfarade, proche oriental et africain, edited by Joelle Allouche, Vol. 3, CNRS, 2014.
- “Tracing the Hebraic-Judaic Origins of the Beit Avraham of Kechene (Ethiopia)” in Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, Vol.LXV, No.2, Autumn 2014.
- “Sur les traces des Tribus perdues d’Israel en Afrique, Juifs Africains du 21 ème siècle » (On the Lost Tribes Tracks, African Jews in the 20th Century), Paris Religions et Histoire 28, 2009.
- ″Constructions d’identités juives en Afrique sub-saharienne″ (Constructions of Jewish Identities in Sub-Saharan Africa) in Juifs et Noirs, du mythe à la réalité, Paris, Pardes, 2008.
- “Tribus perdues d’Israël en Afrique″ (Lost Tribes of Israel in Africa) in Juifs et Noirs, du mythe à la réalité, Paris, Pardes, 2008.
- "Noirs et Juifs: Les Black Jews aux Etats Unis, Genèse d 'un mouvement judaïsant au 20ème siècle" (Blacks and Jews : Black Jews in the United States – Genesis of a Judaizing Movement in the 20th Century) in Diasporas, Histoire et Sociétés 9 (2006), CNRS, France, pp. 207-221.
- “Identités Juives contemporaines en Afrique de l’Ouest: une conséquence des routes caravanières au Moyen Age?” in Graeco-Arabica 11 (2011), Institut for Graeco-Oriental and African Studies: Heraklion).
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
- Research Associate Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, FRAMESPA-UMR 5136, France
- President of the International Society for the Study of African Jewry (ISSAJ)
Projects
- The discrimination of religious minorities
- Philosemitism and Globalization