Journey to the Vanished City
The Search for a Lost Tribe of Israel
$40.00
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
4 April 2000
Summary
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 Zi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375724541 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375724540 |
| Author: | Tudor Parfitt |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 4 April 2000 |
| Weight: | 396g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Vintage Departures |
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“Parfitt…is a British Indiana Jones seeking the lost tribes of Israel.”
“Parfitt…is a British Indiana Jones seeking the lost tribes of Israel.” -The Wall Street Journal“Lucidly written and exhibiting all the craftsmanship of a first-rate detective novel.” -Daily Telegraph (London)“Magical…enchanting…Resembles a novel by Graham Greene not only in its exotic settings and characters, but in its insight and wisdom, too.” –Los Angeles Times
About The Author
Tudor Parfitt
Tudor Parfitt lives in London.
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