Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture, and Society

by Hagar Salamon and SALAMON

The Jews (Falasha) of northwestern Ethiopia are a unique example of a Jewish group living within an ancient, non-Western, predominantly Christian society. Hagar Salamon presents the first in-depth study of this group, called the "Hyena people" by their non-Jewish neighbors. Based on more than 100 interviews with Ethiopian immigrants now living in Israel, Salamon's book explores the Ethiopia within as seen through the lens of individual memories and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520219007
• ISBN13: 9780520219007
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"