The construction of Jewish Identities in Africa

Parfitt, Tudor

Abstract

The confrontation of isolated societies with the modern world gave rise to certain tensions and confusions and this was nowhere more true than in Africa. The way Europeans saw Africans and their way of life, their religions and social mores was to have a profound impact upon the development of the African continent. Further confusion was to be generated by the amalgamation of traditional African and European or modern elements. These processes may be seen to have started right at the outset of colonial intervention. One of the key areas of confusion was religion.

Citation

Parfitt, T. (2005). The construction of Jewish Identities in Africa. In T. Parfitt, & E. Trevisan Semi (Eds.), Jews of Ethiopia: the Birth of an Elite (1-42). Routledge

• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2005
• Deposit Date: Dec 9, 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 1-42
• Book Title: Jews of Ethiopia: the Birth of an Elite
• ISBN: 9780415318389