Lost tribes and coffee ceremonies: Zar spirit possession and the ethno-religious identity of Ethiopian Jews in Israel

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-170

  Edelstein, Monika D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; RELIGION;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0036381940     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/15.2.153     Document Type: Article

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