Tudor Parfitt Livres

Exploring the historical intertwining of anti-Semitism and anti-Black racism, this book delves into how Jews and Blacks have been marginalized as distinct from the broader human experience. Tudor Parfitt traces the evolution of these prejudices and the concept of race from the Renaissance through to World War II, highlighting the complexities of racial theory and societal perceptions in the West. The work offers a critical examination of the shared experiences of these communities in the context of systemic discrimination.

Parfitt explains how many African peoples came to think of themselves as descendants of the ancient tribes of Israel. Pursuing medieval and modern race narratives over a millennium in which Jews were cast as black and black Africans were cast as Jews, he reveals a complex interaction between... číst celé

Since the rise of Islam, Jews have been living in the Yemen as the only non-Muslim minority. Their status, never enviable, deteriorated in the twentieth century as the Imam Yahya sought to maintain the full force of Islamic law and local custom. The attempts to create a Jewish National Home in Palestine, Arab propaganda, new economic realities and local resentments had the effect of further undermining their position. While battling to maintain their rights, the Yemenite Jews started trying to emigrate. British immigration policies in Palestine, the Imam's efforts to prevent them from leaving, and British regulations in Aden often frustrated their efforts. This movement of people was to culminate in 1948-50 in what was then the largest human airlift the world had ever seen - Operation Magic Carpet - when the Yemenites were taken 'on wings of eagles' to Israel.

Tudor Parfitt wurde bekannt durch seine Forschungen über den schwarzafrikanischen Stamm der Lemba und dessen Gründungslegende über die Herkunft aus Israel. Tatsächlich haben beim Priesterklan der Lemba über 50 Prozent das sogenannte Mose-Gen. Das bedeutendste Kultobjekt des Stammes war eine verschollene »Trommel der Ahnen«, die in einer langen Wanderung über Arabien bis in den Süden von Afrika gebracht worden sein soll. Die Stammesältesten beauftragten Tudor Parfitt, danach zu suchen. Nach über 20 Jahren einer oft abenteuerlichen Jagd, die sogar bis Papua-Neuguinea führte, fand er schließlich in Simbabwe ein Objekt, das er als diese Trommel der Ahnen identifiziert. Es ist ca. 700 Jahre alt und nach Ansicht des Autors der Nachbau eines noch älteren Objekts, das auf die biblische Tradition der Bundeslade zurückgeht.