The Black Jews of Africa: history, religion, identity

Addressing the elaboration and development of Jewish identities by Africans, this book presents one by one the different groups of Black Jews from western central, eastern and southern Africa and the ways in which they have used and imagined their oral history and traditional customs to construct a...

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Main Author: Bruder, Édith 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jews / Africa / Colonialism / History 1948-2001
Further subjects:B Christen Oral History Falasha
B Jews Africa History
B Afrika südlich der Sahara Religion Judaism Jews Religiöse Bevölkerungsgruppe Beziehungen Africans Blacks Verhältnis zwischen Gruppen / Institutionen Identity History Kolonialgeschichte Tradition consciousness Interkulturelle Beziehungen Auslandsbild Africa Africa Africa Südliches Afrika
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Addressing the elaboration and development of Jewish identities by Africans, this book presents one by one the different groups of Black Jews from western central, eastern and southern Africa and the ways in which they have used and imagined their oral history and traditional customs to construct a Jewish identity.
ISBN:0199868883
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195333565.001.0001