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BOOK
Title Heirs to forgotten kingdoms : journeys into the disappearing religions of the Middle East / Gerard Russell
Imprint New York : Basic Books, cop. 2014

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 Stadsbibl:Slottet vån 4 Religion  200 engelska    DUE 24-04-02  ---
Descript 1 vol. (XXIX-320 p.) : ill., cartes. ; 24 cm
Note Bibliogr. p. 281-300. Index
Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle East has long sheltered many distinctive and strange faiths: one regards the Greek prophets as incarnations of God, another reveres Lucifer in the form of a peacock, and yet another believes that their followers are reincarnated beings who have existed in various forms for thousands of years. These religions represent the last vestiges of the magnificent civilizations in ancient history: Persia, Babylon, Egypt in the time of the Pharaohs. Their followers have learned how to survive foreign attacks and the perils of assimilation. But today, with the Middle East in turmoil, they face greater challenges than ever before
Subject Mandeism
Zoroastrism
Samaritaner
Kopter
Druser
Yazidier
Religiösa minoriteter
Mellanöstern
Religious minorities -- Middle East
Mandaeans
Yezidis
Zoroastrians
Druzes
Samaritans
Copts
Kalasha (Afghanistan people)
Middle East -- Religion
Moyen Orient -- Religion
Naher Osten
Middle East
Yeziderna
Classmark 200.956
ISBN/ISSN 9780465030569
0465030564
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