The Beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel: Studies on the Ethiopian Jews [Hardcover]

Tudor Parfitt (Author)

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Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon; 1 edition (Nov 5 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0700710922
ISBN-13: 978-0700710928
Product Dimensions: 22.3 x 15.3 x 2.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 476 g

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For decade the Falashas - the Black Jews of Ethiopia - have fascinated scholars. Are they really Jews and in what sense? How can their origins be explained? Since the Falashas' transfer to Israel in the much publicised Israeli air lifts the fascination has continued and and new factors are now being discussed.

Written by the leading scholars in the field the essays in this collection examine the history, music, art, anthropology and current situations of the Ethopian Jews. Issues examined include their integration into Middle Eastern society, contacts between the Falasha and the State of Israel how the Falasha became Jews in the first place.