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Jews and Judaism in African History (Paperback, New ed.)
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This is a narrative about Jews and Judaism in Africa, from
antiquity to the present. Jews have often been a marginalized
minority, yet they have played a role in the history of the
continent hugely disproportionate to their numbers. They have
enriched Africa culturally and economically, serving as innovators
and middlemen, government servants and educators. Along the way,
they have been victims and victimizers, mercenaries and proxies for
others as well as adjuvants in long-distance trade and sustainable
development. While some have converted to other religions and been
assimilated into indigenous society, most have retained their
Jewish identity in various forms. Jews and Judaism have practically
disappeared from Africa today but their legacy will surely
endure.This book covers topics such as Jews in Ptolemaic and Roman
Egypt; Jews in the western Mediterranean through the Inquisition;
'New Christians' and the making of the Atlantic world, including
the early phases of the modern sugar economy and the slave trade;
Jews in Ethiopia from antiquity to the 20th century; Jewish
communities in the Muslim world; Morocco and West Africa; Sudanic
civilizations from the 11th to the 21st century; Jewish communities
in North Africa; Jews in the making of modern South Africa; and the
relationship between modern Israel and Africa.
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