Historical consciousness, Haskalah, and nationalism among the Karaites of Eastern Europe / by Golda Akhiezer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akhiezer, Golda, 1962-

Series:

Études sur le judaïsme médiéval 73/10.

Études sur le judaïsme médiéval ; tome lxxiii

Karaite texts and studies ; v. 10

Standardized Title:

Todaʻah hisṭorit, haśkalah u-leʼumiyut be-ḳerev Ḳaraʼe Mizraḥ Eropah. English

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Karaites--Europe, Eastern--History.

Karaites.

Haskalah.

Historiography--Social aspects.

Jewish nationalism.

Europe, Eastern--History.

Europe, Eastern.

Eastern Europe.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

The present study is the first of its kind to deal with Eastern European Karaite historical thought. It focuses on the social functions of Karaite historical narratives concerning the rise of Karaism from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. The book also deals with the image of Karaism created by Protestants, and with the perception of Karaism by some leaders of the Haskalah movement, especially the scholars of Hokhmat Israel . In both cases, Karaism was seen as an orientalistic phenomenon whereby the "enlightened" European scholars romanticized the "indigenous" people, while the Karaites (themselves), adopted this romantic images, incorporating it into their own national discourse. Finally, the book sheds new light on several conventional notions that shaped the study of Karaism from the nineteenth century.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright page

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Abstract

General Introduction

Introduction to Terminology

The Study of Karaism and Its Paradoxes

History or Historical Narratives? Formative Traditions in Karaite Literature and Their Social Functions

Karaite Intellectual Life in the Fifteenth- to Seventeenth-Century Poland-Lithuania

The Interaction between the Karaites and the Protestant Hebraists in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

The Karaite "Chain of Tradition" in Eastern Europe and the Resurgence of Schism Literature

Karaite Chronography in the Crimea and Eastern Europe

Karaites and Their Neighbors in the Nineteenth Century: The Attempt to Construct a Karaite History

The Haskalah, Hokhmat Israel, and the Evolution of Karaite Identity in the Russian Empire

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-36058-1

OCLC:

1008766491

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004360587 DOI