The Maasai and the ancient Israelites: an early 20th century interpretation of the Maasai in German East Africa1

The idea that a certain ethnic or social group is historically related to the ancient Israelites is a widespread phenomenon in Africa. In some cases the identification is made from a ‘we'-perspective about ‘our' group, such as the Lembas in Zimbabwe and South Africa. In other cases it is m...

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Main Author: Holter, Knut 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. [2017]
In: Scriptura
Year: 2017, Volume: 116, Issue: 2, Pages: 66-74
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Semites / Massai / Postcolonialism / Africa
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
HD Early Judaism
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
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