The Beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel (eBook, PDF)

Studies on the Ethiopian Jews
Redaktion: Parfitt, Tudor; Semi, Emanuela Trevisan

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136816611
• Artikelnr.: 40113717

Autorenporträt

Tudor Parfitt (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK), Emanuela Trevisan Semi

Inhaltsangabe

From Wollega to Florence - the tragic story of Faitlovitch's pupil Hizkiahu Finkas
the life and death of Solomon Isaac
the impact of the Italian occupation of Ethiopia on the Beta Israel
some unpublished documents relating to the 20th century history of the Beta Israel
the case of the Falas Mura
Ethiopian dynastic marriage and the Beta Israel
kinship as a paradigm for the ethnography of Beta Israel
everyday resistance and the study of Ethiopian Jews
Israeli women of Ethiopian descent - the strengths, conflicts and the successes
fertility decline and changes in the life course among Ethiopian Jewish women
women in history and historiography
identity reformulation among Ethiopian immigrant soldiers processes
The Beta Israel band of Porachat Ha'Tikva
dance at the Ethiopian disco -tradition or change
of names, amulets and movies - some patterns of oral, written and non-verbal negotiations among the Ethiopian Jews in israel
Beta Israel prayers - oral and written traditions - analysis of a service for the new moon
the formal organization of the Beta Israel liturgy, substance and performance - literary structure
the formal organization of the Beta Israel liturgy, substance and performance - musical structure
differences between the Amharic dialects of Gondar and Addis Ababa
divination as prevention of illness and other life problems' sickness and medicine - perceptions of Ethiopian immigrants and their doctors in Israel
idioms and narratives of mental health problems among Ethiopian patients in Israel
the long journey of the young Beta Israel from Lasta
the Epistle of Elias.