Description
Among the 20 to 30 Million Igbo people in Nigeria, there s a widespread belief that the Igbo originated in ancient Israel. Recently a number of Igbo Jewish communities have been established in Nigeria. The Igbo people in Nigeria have been called by some The Jews of West Africa . This book offers an in-depth study and a genealogical history of the Igbo s long-time and controversial narrative of a possible Jewish origin and thereby engenders a new reading of Igbo history. This interdisciplinary research monograph describes different layers of identity and shows step by step throughout the last 250 years of Igbo history how Jewish identification has been part of Igbo identity and cultural practices.
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