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Genetic afterlives : Black Jewish indigeneity in South Africa / Noah Tamarkin.

e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection 2020 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Tamarkin, Noah, 1977- author.
Series:
e-Duke books scholarly collection
Theory in forms
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Lemba (South African people).
Genetics--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Genetics.
Jews--Identity.
Jews.
Race--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Race.
Identification (Religion)--Political aspects--South Africa.
Identification (Religion).
Ethnology--South Africa.
Ethnology.
Judaism.
South Africa.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 260 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Place of Publication:
Durham : Duke University Press, 2020.
System Details:
Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
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Summary:
"Noah Tamarkin illustrates how Lemba people in South Africa give their own meanings to the results of DNA tests that substantiated their ancestral connections to Jews and employ them to manage competing claims of Jewish ethnic and religious identity, African indigeneity, and South African citizenship."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: Diaspora, indigeneity, and citizenship after DNA
Producing Lemba archives, becoming genetic Jews
Genetic diaspora
Postapartheid citizenship and the limits of genetic evidence
Ancestry, ancestors, and contested kinship after DNA
Locating Lemba heritage, imagining indigenous futures.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Print version: Tamarkin, Noah, 1977- Genetic afterlives.
ISBN:
9781478012306
1478012307
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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