Journey To The Vanished City - The Search For A Lost Tribe Of Israel (Paperback, 1st Vintage Departures ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Vintage Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	April 2000
Authors:	Tudor Parfitt
Dimensions:	205 x 134 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	381
Edition:	1st Vintage Departures ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-72454-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General
LSN:	0-375-72454-0
Barcode:	9780375724541

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