The popular image of Scotland is dominated by widely recognized elements of Celtic culture. But a significant non-Celtic influence on Scotland's history has been largely ignored for centuries? This book argues that much of Scotland's history and culture from 1100 forward is Jewish. The authors provide evidence that many of the national heroes, villains, rulers, nobles, traders, merchants, bishops, guild members, burgesses, and ministers of Scotland were of Jewish descent, their ancestors originating in France and Spain. Much of the traditional historical account of Scotland, it is proposed, rests on fundamental interpretive errors, perpetuated in order to affirm Scotland's identity as a Celtic, Christian society. A more accurate and profound understanding of Scottish history has thus been buried. The authors' wide-ranging research includes examination of census records, archaeological artifacts, castle carvings, cemetery inscriptions, religious seals, coinage, burgess and guild member rolls, noble genealogies, family crests, portraiture, and geographic place names.
When Scotland Was Jewish: DNA Evidence, Archeology, Analysis of Migrations, and Public and Family Records Show Twelfth Century Semitic Roots
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Author: Hirschman, Elizabeth Caldwell
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780786477098
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Author: Hirschman, Elizabeth Caldwell
Brand: McFarland
Edition: Reprint
Features:
- Used Book in Good Condition
Binding: Paperback
Format: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 264
Release Date: 15-03-2013
Part Number: maps, figures
Package Dimensions: 10.0 x 7.0 x 0.7 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780786477098
