Place, priestly status and purity: the impact of genetic research on an Indian Jewish community.
The Bene Israel is a Jewish community in western India whose origins are unknown from conventional sources. This paper discusses a genetic ancestry study that mapped Bene Israel genealogies and the impact of the study on the Bene Israel.
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Department of the Near and Middle East, School of Oriental and Africa Studies, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, UK. tp@soas.ac.uk
D036281:Genetic Research; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000523:psychology; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007585:Jews / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D044382:Population Groups / Q000235:genetics*; D012922:Social Change; D012923:Social Class; D012933:Social Identification; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires