The Falashas

A Short History of the Ethiopian Jews

Nonfiction, History, Middle East, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book The Falashas by David F. Kessler, Taylor and Francis
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Author: David F. Kessler ISBN: 9781136304552
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 12, 2012
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: David F. Kessler
ISBN: 9781136304552
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 12, 2012
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This third, revised edition comprises the whole of the original volume and is enhanced by the addition of a new preface and afterward which seek to reply to criticisms of the authors argument about the origins of the Falashas, and include some new thinking on the subject. Drawing on tradition and legend to reinforce his argument, the author again traces the source of the community to the Jewish settlements which existed in ancient Egypt (particularly at Elephantine on the Nile) and in the ancient Meroitic Kingdom, in present day Sudan known in the Bible as Cush.

The story told in this book is remarkable, heroic and stimulating and makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the history of the horn of Africa.

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This third, revised edition comprises the whole of the original volume and is enhanced by the addition of a new preface and afterward which seek to reply to criticisms of the authors argument about the origins of the Falashas, and include some new thinking on the subject. Drawing on tradition and legend to reinforce his argument, the author again traces the source of the community to the Jewish settlements which existed in ancient Egypt (particularly at Elephantine on the Nile) and in the ancient Meroitic Kingdom, in present day Sudan known in the Bible as Cush.

The story told in this book is remarkable, heroic and stimulating and makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the history of the horn of Africa.

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