Hyena People - Ethiopian Jews in Christian Ethiopia

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About the author

Hagar Salamon is a Lecturer in the Department of Jewish and Comparative Folklore at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Summary

The Jews (Falasha) of northwestern Ethiopia are a unique example of a Jewish group living within an ancient, non-Western, predominantly Christian society. This title helps unravel the complex nature of religious coexistence in Ethiopia and provides tools for analyzing and evaluating inter-religious, interethnic, and Jewish-Christian relations.

Product details

• Authors: SALAMON, H. Salamon, Hagar Salamon, Salamon Hagar
• Assisted by: Hagar Salamon (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.12.1999
• EAN: 9780520219014
• ISBN: 978-0-520-21901-4
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Contraversions: Critical Studi; Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture, and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; RELIGION / Judaism / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, Religion & beliefs, Judaism