1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910534173503321

Autore

Goldstein David B

Titolo

Jacob's legacy [[electronic resource] ] : a genetic view of Jewish history / / David B. Goldstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-282-08941-2

9786612089411

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Disciplina

909/.04924

Soggetti

Jews - History

Jews - Origin

Human genetics

Jews - ethnology

Jews - Genetics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-139) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Keeping God's house : Y chromosomes and Old Testament priests -- Lost tribe no more? The Black Jews of South Africa -- Looking out for number two : the case of the Ashkenazi Levites -- Those Jewish mothers : the development of female-defined ethnicity in the Jewish diaspora -- Look on mine affliction : genetic diseases and Jewish history -- Jews, genes, and the future.

Sommario/riassunto

Who are the Jews? Where did they come from? What is the connection between an ancient Jewish priest in Jerusalem and today's Israeli sunbather on the beaches of Tel Aviv? These questions stand at the heart of this engaging book. Geneticist David Goldstein analyzes modern DNA studies of Jewish populations and examines the intersections of these scientific findings with the history (both biblical and modern) and oral tradition of the Jews. With a special gift for translating complex scientific concepts into language understandable to all, Goldstein delivers an accessible, personal, and fascinating book that tells the history of a group of people through the lens of genetics. In a series of detective-style stories, Goldstein explores the priestly



lineage of Jewish males as manifested by Y chromosomes; the Jewish lineage claims of the Lemba, an obscure black South African tribe; the differences in maternal and paternal genetic heritage among Jewish populations; and much more. The author also grapples with the medical and ethical implications of our rapidly growing command of the human genomic landscape. The study of genetics has not only changed the study of Jewish history, Goldstein shows, it has altered notions of Jewish identity and even our understanding of what makes a people a people.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004253634207536

Autore

Cherif, El Hachemi

Titolo

Integralismo e modernità : il caso dell'Algeria / El Hachemi Cherif;a cura di Toni Maraini; traduzione di Anna Pennacchio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma : Lavoro, c1995

ISBN

88-7910-631-7

Descrizione fisica

XV, 229 p. ; 21 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Pennacchio, Anna

Maraini, Toni

Disciplina

320.965

Soggetti

Algeria - Politica - 1980-1990

Integralismo islamico - Algeria - 1980-1990

Religione e società - Algeria - 1980-1990

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia