The World of the Khazars: New Perspectives: Selected Papers from the Jerusalem 1999 International Khazar Colloquium (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik)

Selected Papers from the Jerusalem 1999 International Khazar Colloquium hosted by the Ben Zvi InstituteThe Khazar Empire was one of the major states of medieval Eurasia. Drawing on a variety of disciplines (history, linguistics, archaeology, literary studies), the papers in this volume shed new light on many of the disputed topics in Khazar history. The papers in this volume stemming from a wide variety of disciplines shed new light on this important empire that was so central to the history of its era. They represent a wide range of viewpoints and give a good idea of the state of Khazar studies in the present day. In the intervening years since the Colloquium, many of the authors updated and expanded their papers, which were first presented in 1999. - P. B. Golden Khazar Studies: Achievements and Perspectives.Arzhantseva I.A. - The Alans: Neighbors of the Khazars in the Caucasus.Erdal M. - The Khazar Language.Fedorchuk A. - New Findings Relating to Hebrew Epigraphic Sources from the Crimea, with an Appendix on the Readings in King Joseph’s Letter.Golden P.B. - The Conversion of the Khazars to Judaism.Howard-Johnston J. - Byzantine Sources for Khazar History.Kalinina T. - Al-Khazar wa-’l-Ș-aqâliba: Contacts and Conflicts? Noonan T.S. - The Economy of the Khazar Khaganate. Petrukhin V. - Khazaria and Rus’: An Examination of their Historical Relations. Róna-Tas A. - The Khazars and the Magyars. Schweid E. - The Khazar Motif in the Kuzari of Judah Halevi. Shapira D. - Iranian Sources on the Khazars. Shapira D. - Armenian and Georgian Sources on the Khazars: A Re-Evaluation. Shnirelman V. - The Story of a Euphemism: The Khazars in Russian Nationalist Literature. Wasserstein D. - The Khazars and the World of Islam.Wexler P. - Yiddish Evidence for the Khazar Component in the Ashkenazic Ethnogenesis. Zuckerman C. - The Khazars and Byzantium - The First Encounter. Contents ......Page 6 Abbreviations......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 Opening Remarks (Haggai Ben-Shammai)......Page 12 Khazar Studies: Achievements and Perspectives (Peter B. Golden)......Page 16 The Alans: Neighbours of the Khazars in the Caucasus (Irina A. Arzhantseva)......Page 68 The Khazar Language (Marcel Erdal)......Page 84 New Findings Relating to Hebrew Epigraphic Sources from the Crimea, with an Appendix on the Readings in King Joseph's Letter (Artem Fedorchuk)......Page 118 The Conversion of the Khazars to Judaism (Peter B. Golden)......Page 132 Byzantine Sources for Khazar History (James Howard-Johnston)......Page 172 Al-Khazar wa-'l-Saqâliba: Contacts and Conflicts? (Tatiana Kalinina)......Page 204 The Economy of the Khazar Khaganate (Thomas S. Noonan)......Page 216 Khazaria and Rus': An Examination of their Historical Relations (Vladimir Petrukhin)......Page 254 The Khazars and the Magyars (András Róna-Tas)......Page 278 The Khazar Motif in the Kuzari of Judah Halevi (Eliezer Schweid)......Page 288 Iranian Sources on the Khazars (Dan Shapira)......Page 300 Armenian and Georgian Sources on the Khazars: A Re-Evaluation (Dan Shapira)......Page 316 The Story of a Euphemism: The Khazars in Russian Nationalist Literature (Victor Shnirelman)......Page 362 The Khazars and the World of Islam (David Wasserstein)......Page 382 Yiddish Evidence for the Khazar Component in the Ashkenazic Ethnogenesis (Paul Wexler)......Page 396 The Khazars and Byzantium—The First Encounter (Constantine Zuckerman)......Page 408 Select Bibliography......Page 442 Index......Page 456 Khazar Studies : Achievements And Perspectives / Peter B. Golden -- The Alans : Neighbours Of The Khazars In The Caucasus / Irina A. Arzhantseva -- The Khazar Language / Marcel Erdal -- New Findings Relating To Hebrew Epigraphic Sources From The Crimea, With An Appendix On The Readings In King Joseph's Letter / Artem Fedorchuk -- The Conversion Of The Khazars To Judaism / Peter B. Golden -- Byzantine Sources For Khazar History / James Howard-johnston -- Al-khazar Wa-'l-saqaliba : Contacts And Conflicts? / Tatiana Kalinina -- The Economy Of The Khazar Khaganate / Thomas S. Noonan -- Khazaria And Rus' : An Examination Of Their Historical Relations / Vladimir Petrukhin -- The Khazars And The Magyars / Andras Rona-tas -- The Khazar Motif In The Kuzari Of Judah Halevi / Eliezer Schweid -- Iranian Sources On The Khazars / Dan Shapira -- Armenian And Georgian Sources On The Khazars : A Re-evaluation / Dan Shapira -- The Story Of A Euphemism : The Khazars In Russian Nationalist Literature / Victor Shnirelman -- The Khazars And The World Of Islam / David Wasserstein -- Yiddish Evidence For The Khazar Component In The Ashkenazic Ethnogenesis / Paul Wexler -- The Khazars And Byzantium -- The First Encounter / Constantine Zuckerman. Edited By Peter B. Golden, Haggai Ben-shammai And András Róna-tas. Selected Papers From The Jerusalem 1999 International Khazar Colloquium Hosted By The Ben Zvi Institute. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [433]-445) And Index. This volume, a product of international collaboration, presents readers with the state of the field in Khazar Studies. The Khazar Empire (ca. 650 - circa 965-969), one of the largest states of medieval Eurasia, extended from the Middle Volga lands in the north to the Northern Caucasus and Crimea in the south and from the Ukrainians steppelands to the western borders of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the east. Turkic in origin, it played a key role in the history of the peoples of Rus', medieval Hungary and the Caucasus. Khazaria became one of the great trans-Eurasian trading terminals connecting the northern forest zones with Byzantium and the Arabian Caliphate. In the ninth century, the Khazars converted to Judaism. This book sheds new light on many unanswered, but fundamental questions regarding the Khazar Empire, so important in medieval Eurasia Данная книг представляет собой версии докладов, прочитанных на Международном хазарском коллоквиуме в Иерусалиме в 1999 г. Статьи, написанные ведущими мировыми специалистами-хазароведами, посвящены изучению практически всех аспектов хазарской истории Доп. информация : содержание и примеры страниц: (http://radikal.ru/F/s004.radikal.ru/i206/1002/77/b16644a15fd3.jpg.html) (http://radikal.ru/F/i074.radikal.ru/1002/5c/571346d66ca9.jpg.html) (http://radikal.ru/F/s003.radikal.ru/i201/1002/8b/b69d330f1e81.jpg.html) The Khazar Empire (ca 650 - ca 965-969), was one of the largest states of medieval Eurasia. Turkic in origin, it played a key role in the history of the peoples of Rus', medieval Hungary and the Caucasus. In the ninth century, the Khazars converted to Judaism. This book sheds light on many unanswered questions regarding the Khazar Empire