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Black Jews in Africa and the Americas

Author(s):Tudor Parface

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Black Jews in Africa and the Americas tell the fascinating story of how the Ashanti, Tutsi, Igbo, Zulu, Beta Israel, Maasai, and many other African peoples came to think of themselves as descendants of the ancient tribes of Israel. Pursuing medieval and modern European race narratives over a millennium in which not only were Jews cast as black but black Africans were cast as Jews, Tudor Parfitt reveals a complex history of the interaction between religious and racial labels and their political uses.

Additional information

Format(s)

eBook, Hardcover

Genre

Caribbean History, North America History, South & Central America, Spirituality

Language

English

# of Pages

240

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Year Published

February 4, 2013

Description

Black Jews in Africa and the Americas tell the fascinating story of how the Ashanti, Tutsi, Igbo, Zulu, Beta Israel, Maasai, and many other African peoples came to think of themselves as descendants of the ancient tribes of Israel. Pursuing medieval and modern European race narratives over a millennium in which not only were Jews cast as black but black Africans were cast as Jews, Tudor Parfitt reveals a complex history of the interaction between religious and racial labels and their political uses.

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