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Journey to the Vanished City: The Search for a Lost Tribe of Israel - Vintage Departures
Tudor Parfitt
In a mixture of travel, adventure, and scholarship, historian Tudor Parfitt sets out in search of answers to a fascinating ethnological puzzle: is the Lemba tribe of Southern Africa really one of the lost tribes of Israel, descended from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba?
Beginning in the Lemba villages in South Africa, where he witnesses customs such as food taboos and circumcision rites that seem part of Jewish tradition, Parfitt retraces the supposed path of the Lembas' through Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Tanzania, taking in sights like Zanzibar and the remains of the stone city Great Zimbabwe. The story of his eccentric travels, a blend of the ancient allure of King Solomon's mines and Prester John with contemporary Africa in all its beauty and brutality, makes for an irresistible glimpse at a various and rapidly changing continent.
And in a new epilogue, Parfitt discusses recent DNA evidence that, amazingly, lends credence to the Lemba's tribal myth.
400 pages, 2 MAPS, 8 PP B&W ILLUSTRATIONS
| Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
| Lançado | 4 de abril de 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780375724541 |
| Editoras | Random House USA Inc |
| Páginas | 400 |
| Dimensões | 132 × 203 × 19 mm · 381 g |
| Idioma | Inglês |
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