Journey to the Vanished City

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The Search for a Lost Tribe of Israel

Tudor Parfitt

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English

Random House Inc
04 April 2000

African history; Social & cultural history; Jewish studies

Series: Vintage Departures

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 Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Tanzania, taking in sights like Zanzibar and the remains of the stone city Great Zimbabwe.

The story of his eccentric travels, a blend of the ancient allure of King Solomon's mines and Prester John with contemporary Africa in all its beauty and variety, makes for an irresistible glimpse at a various and rapidly changing continent.

And in a new epilogue, Parfitt discusses recent DNA evidence that, amazingly, lends credence to the Lembas'

tribal myth.

By: Tudor Parfitt
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 396g
ISBN: 9780375724541
ISBN 10: 0375724540
Series: Vintage Departures
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 04 April 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tudor Parfitt lives in London.

Reviews for Journey to the Vanished City: The Search for a Lost Tribe 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"