Eric Maroney

The Other Zions

The Lost Histories of Jewish Nations

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Other Zions tells the fascinating and little-known stories of independent Jewish states, kingdoms, and tribes throughout history. Though Israel is the only Jewish nation most people can name, there have been many more. Author Eric Maroney introduces readers to the Jews of Khazaria, Adiabene (modern day Iraq), Ethiopia, Birobidzhan (modern day Russia), Himyar (modern day Yemen), and more. Leading readers through the rich histories of these communities, this accessible book digs into the intriguing myths that surround many of these Jewish nations, including the legends of the "lost tribes of Israel."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9781442200456
• ISBN-10: 1442200456
• Artikelnr.: 26975150

Autorenporträt

Eric Maroney is a freelance writer and works at Cornell University. He is also the author of Religious Syncretism.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 A Neutral Piece of Land: The Jewish State Chapter 2 So If the
King of Israel Should Come With His Men: The Lost Tribes in History and
Myth Chapter 3 King Solomon Loved Many Strange Women: The Jewish Kingdom of
Ethiopia Chapter 4 Though We Are Far From Zion: The Khazar Jewish Kingdom
Chapter 5 And Jews Were Independent of Any Gentile Yoke: The Jewish Tribes
of the Hijaz and the Jewish Kingdom of Himyar Chapter 6 In the Manner of
the Jewish Tradition: The Jewish Kingdom of Adiabene Chapter 7 They Have No
Settled, Agreed Beliefs: The Kahina and the Berbers Chapter 8 A Jewish
National State: The Soviet Jewish Autonomous Region in Birobidzhan Chapter
9 Who Is a Jew? Zion and Identity Chapter 10 Bibliography