The Jews of Khazaria
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Published: October 28, 2006
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9780742549814
Subjects: Jewish studies; Khazars; Jewish - General; History; Religion - Judaism; History: World; Eastern Europe; Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; Judaism - General; Religion / Judaism / General; Jews; Russia
Description: This thoroughly revised edition of a modern classic explores many exciting new discoveries about the Khazars' religious life, economy, military, government, and culture. It builds upon new studies of the Khazars, evaluating and incorporating recent theories, along with new documentary and archaeological findings. The book gives a comprehensive accounting of the cities, towns, and fortresses of Khazaria, and features a timeline summarizing key events in Khazar history.--From publisher description.
Table of contents: label: 1
title: The Origins of the Khazars
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: The Cities and Towns of the Khazars
pagenum: 19; label: 3
title: The Structure of the Khazar Government
pagenum: 47; label: 4
title: The Khazar Way of Life
pagenum: 59; label: 5
title: Khazarian Trade
pagenum: 73; label: 6
title: The Khazars' Conversion to Judaism
pagenum: 87; label: 7
title: Relations Between the Khazars and Other Peoples
pagenum: 125; label: 8
title: The Decline and Fall of the Khazar Empire
pagenum: 149; label: 9
title: The Diaspora of the Khazars
pagenum: 163; label: 10
title: Eastern and Central European Jews After the Tenth Century
pagenum: 197