Kevin Alan Brook

The Jews of Khazaria

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Jews of Khazaria is an accessible introduction to Khazaria-a kingdom in the early Middle Ages noted for its adoption of the Jewish religion. The third edition of this modern classic features new and updated material throughout, including archaeological findings, genetic (DNA) evidence, and information about the migration of the Khazars.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Third Edition
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 757g
• ISBN-13: 9781538103425
• ISBN-10: 1538103427
• Artikelnr.: 49462824

Autorenporträt

Kevin Alan Brook is an American historian and genetic genealogy consultant who has researched the Khazars since 1993. He contributed an article about the Khazars to The Encyclopaedia of Judaism, second edition, and wrote an introduction for Rabbi Daniel Korobkin's translation of The Kuzari. He also researches Sephardic Jewish migrations throughout the world and the presence of Jewish ancestry among Latin Americans, Sicilians, and Slavs. His website is Khazaria.com.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Origins of the Khazars 2. The Cities and Towns of the Khazars 3. The
Structure of the Khazar Government 4. The Khazar Way of Life 5. Khazarian
Trade 6. The Khazars' Conversion to Judaism 7. Relations between the
Khazars and Other Peoples 8. The Decline and Fall of the Khazar Empire 9.
The Diaspora of the Khazars 10. Eastern and Central European Jews after the
Tenth Century Appendix A: Timeline of Khazar History Appendix B: Glossary
Appendix C: Native Khazarian Personal Names Appendix D: Other Instances of
Conversion to Judaism in History