The Jews of Yemen in the nineteenth century : a portrait of a Messianic community

Bok av Bat-Zion Eraqi Klorman
Discussing the uniqueness of messianic aspirations of the 19th-century Jews of Yemen, this study displays the role that these aspirations played in all sectors of their life. Particular attention is devoted to the messianic movements of Shukr Kuhayl I, Shukr Kuhayl II and Yosef 'Abdallah.