Zecharia Mayani
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Zacharie Mayani was a French
writer
and author of a number of books.
. His book Les Etrusques commencent a parler (The Etruscans Begin to Speak)connects Etruscan
to Albanian
, a connection which most scholars dismiss as "wildly speculative".
He put forth a thesis that the Etruscan language
had links to the Albanian language
with exuberant reconstructions. The Albanian régime of Enver Hoxha
embraced this theory for propaganda
reasons, and extended it to include the Pelasgians
in this association. Mainstream scholars have paid Mayani's arguments little serious attention. He also in Les Hyksos et le monde de la Bible (Paris:Payoy,1956) emphasized the connection between the Hebrews
the Kenites and the Habiru
. Zachari also supported that Canaan
ites went into Asia Minor
, Illyria
, and even Italy
.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and author of a number of books.
Education
He was educated at Paris University, where he received his doctorate. He was also a student in the École du LouvreÉcole du Louvre
The École du Louvre is an institution of higher education and French Grande École located in the Aile de Flore of the Musée du Louvre in Paris, France, and is dedicated to the study of archaeology, art history, anthropology and epigraphy....
. His book Les Etrusques commencent a parler (The Etruscans Begin to Speak)connects Etruscan
Etruscan language
The Etruscan language was spoken and written by the Etruscan civilization, in what is present-day Italy, in the ancient region of Etruria and in parts of Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna...
to Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
, a connection which most scholars dismiss as "wildly speculative".
He put forth a thesis that the Etruscan language
Etruscan language
The Etruscan language was spoken and written by the Etruscan civilization, in what is present-day Italy, in the ancient region of Etruria and in parts of Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna...
had links to the Albanian language
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
with exuberant reconstructions. The Albanian régime of Enver Hoxha
Enver Hoxha
Enver Halil Hoxha was a Marxist–Leninist revolutionary andthe leader of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985, as the First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania...
embraced this theory for propaganda
Propaganda
Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
reasons, and extended it to include the Pelasgians
Pelasgians
The name Pelasgians was used by some ancient Greek writers to refer to populations that were either the ancestors of the Greeks or who preceded the Greeks in Greece, "a hold-all term for any ancient, primitive and presumably indigenous people in the Greek world." In general, "Pelasgian" has come...
in this association. Mainstream scholars have paid Mayani's arguments little serious attention. He also in Les Hyksos et le monde de la Bible (Paris:Payoy,1956) emphasized the connection between the Hebrews
Hebrews
Hebrews is an ethnonym used in the Hebrew Bible...
the Kenites and the Habiru
Habiru
Habiru or Apiru or ˁpr.w was the name given by various Sumerian, Egyptian, Akkadian, Hittite, Mitanni, and Ugaritic sources to a group of people living as nomadic invaders in areas of the Fertile Crescent from Northeastern Mesopotamia and Iran to the borders of Egypt in Canaan...
. Zachari also supported that Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
ites went into Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
, Illyria
Illyria
In classical antiquity, Illyria was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by the Illyrians....
, and even Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.