Jews in ancient and medieval Armenia: first century BCE to fourteenth century CE
"It has long been the general opinion that there was no significant Jewish community in Armenia throughout the centuries. This book examines the evidence from written sources to archaeological discoveries and asserts that there were Jews in Armenia in the ancient and mediaeval periods. Tigran t...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
New York
Oxford University Press
[2022]
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| Dans: | Année: 2022 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Armenien
/ Juifs
/ Histoire 100 avant J.-C.-1400
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaïsme |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Jews (Armenia (Republic))
History
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| Accès en ligne: |
Table des matières Quatrième de couverture Literaturverzeichnis |
| Résumé: | "It has long been the general opinion that there was no significant Jewish community in Armenia throughout the centuries. This book examines the evidence from written sources to archaeological discoveries and asserts that there were Jews in Armenia in the ancient and mediaeval periods. Tigran the Great transferred Jewish exiles to Armenia in the first century BCE. They settled in the chief cities of the land and were still there in the fourth century CE. There were Jews in the capital city Dvin in the late ninth century and Jewish tombstone inscriptions from Southern Armenia witness a community there during the Seljuk and Mongol conquests. Thus, the conventional picture must be changed"-- |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0197582079 |