The evolution of the Ethiopian Jews : a history of the Beta Israel (Falasha) to 1920 / James Quirin.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Quirin, James Arthur, 1943-

Series:

• Ethnohistory series (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• The Ethnohistory series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Jews--Ethiopia--History.
• Jews.
• Ethiopia.
• History.
• Ethiopia--Ethnic relations.
• Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

xviii, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [1992]

Summary:

Traces the historical development of the Jews of Ethiopia--variously called "Black Jews," Falasha, or Beta Israel--from their controversial and problematic origins to the early twentieth century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-330) and index.

ISBN:

0812231163

OCLC:

25131131