Format:
1 online resource (248 pages)
ISBN:
9783110236064
Content:
Where do East European Jews - about 90 percent of Ashkenazi Jewry - descend from? This book conveys new insights into a century-old controversy. Jits van Straten argues that there is no evidence for the most common assumption that German Jews fled en masse to Eastern Europe to constitute East European Jewry. Dealing with another much debated theory, van Straten points to the fact that there is no way to identify the descendants of the Khazars in the Ashkenazi population. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the author draws heavily on demographic findings which are vital to evaluate the conclusions of modern DNA research. Finally, it is suggested that East European Jews are mainly descendants of Ukrainians and Belarussians.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures and Tables -- I. The Controversy: Germany or Khazaria -- The Germany Hypothesis -- The Khazaria Hypothesis -- Matters in Dispute -- Method -- II. The Khazars -- Introduction -- The Khazar Empire -- Jewish Sources -- Where Did the Jewish Religion Come From? -- The Conversion of the Khazars -- Revolt of the Kabars -- Fall of the Empire -- Emigration from Khazaria -- The Khazars and the Polish-Lithuanian Jews -- Conclusions -- III. The Development of Ashkenazi Jewry by Region (1): France, Germany, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Hungary -- Introduction -- France -- Germany -- Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia -- Hungary -- Conclusions -- IV. The Development of Ashkenazi Jewry by Region (2): The Caucasus, The Crimea, Poland, and Lithuania until 1500 -- Introduction -- The Caucasus -- Southern Russia -- Poland -- Poland and Southern Russia -- The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth -- Russia -- The History According to Weinryb -- Conclusions -- V. The Development of Ashkenazi Jewry by Region (3): Poland, Lithuania, and Russia from 1500 to 1900: The Numerical Increase -- Introduction -- The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1500-1772 -- The "Demographic miracle" of the Nineteenth Century -- DellaPergola's Growth Rates -- New Approach to the Determination of the Number of Jews in Eastern Europe in 1500 (and Earlier) -- Conclusions -- VI. Yiddish -- Introduction -- The Rhineland Hypothesis -- The Danube Hypothesis -- The Bavarian-Czech Hypothesis -- The Silesian Hypothesis -- The Sorb Hypothesis -- A New Situation -- Conclusions -- VII. Genetic Research (and Anthropology) -- Introduction -- Anthropological Studies -- General Molecular Genetic Research -- Studies with Y Chromosomes -- Studies with Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) -- Hereditary "Ashkenazi" Diseases -- Conclusions.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110236057
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783110236057
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=690638
