THE JEWS OF KHAZARIA, Second Edition (2006) Kevin Alan Brook The new edition of my book "The Jews of Khazaria" incorporates the latest research into the Khazar civilization that dominated southern Russia from the 7th through 10th centuries.
Khazaria was one of the largest-sized political formations of its time, an economic and cultural superpower connected to several important trade routes. It was especially notable for its religious tolerance, and in the 9th century, a large portion of the royal family converted to Judaism. Many of the nobles and commoners did likewise shortly thereafter. After their conversion, the Khazars were ruled by a succession of Jewish kings and began to adopt the hallmarks of Jewish civilization, including the Torah and Talmud, the Hebrew script, and the observance of Jewish holidays. Every chapter in the book has been extensively revised compared to the first edition. It describes and evaluates new research on the timing of the conversion of the Khazars to Judaism, the coins minted by the Khazars, the influence of Khazaria on Kievan Rus', the possible descendants of the Khazars, the ancestry of Ashkenazic Jews and other Jewish populations in eastern Europe and the Caucasus, the genetic relationships between modern Jews, Samaritans, and Karaites, and many other issues. In addition, the bibliography and glossary have been expanded, a new appendix with "Native Khazar Personal Names" has been added, and the maps were newly prepared by Bill Nelson for this edition. xii + 317 pages, 2 maps hardcover, 0-7425-4981-X (978-0-7425-4981-4) $39.95 Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. http://www.rowmanlittlefield.com/isbn/0742549828 Table of contents (including subheaders) available at http://www.khazaria.com/brook.html Kevin Brook [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
