Israel as Africa, Africa as Israel: "Divine geography" in the personal narratives and community identity of the black Hebrew Israelites

Anthropological Quarterly

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 193-205

  Markowitz, Fran ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IDENTITY; BLACK PEOPLE; CULTURAL IDENTITY; HEBREW PEOPLE; PERSONAL NARRATIVE; SENSE OF PLACE;

ISRAEL, DIMONA;

EID: 0030429475     PISSN: 00035491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3317528     Document Type: Article

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