Afro-Jewish Encounters From Timbuktu to the Indian Ocean and Beyond |
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| Author:
| F., William |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55876-582-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Markus Wiener Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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A Muslim curator and archivist who preserves in his native Timbuktu the memory of its rabbi. An evangelical Kenyan who is amazed to meet a living "Israelite". Indian Ocean islanders who maintain the Jewish cemetery of escapees from Nazi Germany. These are just a few of the encounters the author shares from his sojourns and fieldwork. An engaging read in which the author combines the rigours of academic research with a "you are there" delivery.
A Muslim curator and archivist who preserves in his native Timbuktu the memory of its rabbi. An evangelical Kenyan who is amazed to meet a living "Israelite". Indian Ocean islanders who maintain the Jewish cemetery of escapees from Nazi Germany. These are just a few of the encounters the author shares from his sojourns and fieldwork. An engaging read in which the author combines the rigours of academic research with a "you are there" delivery.