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050 4 $aBL1060$b.R87 2014
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100 1 $aRussell, Gerard,$eauthor.
245 10 $aHeirs to forgotten kingdoms :$bjourneys into the disappearing religions of the Middle East /$cGerard Russell.
264 1 $aNew York :$bBasic Books,$c[2014]
300 $axxix, 320 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographic references (pages 281-300) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Mandaeans -- Yazidis -- Zoroastrians -- Druze -- Samaritans -- Copts -- Kalasha -- Epilogue: Detroit.
520 $aDespite 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.
651 0 $aMiddle East$xReligion.
651 0 $aMiddle East$xReligious life and customs.
651 0 $aMiddle East$xDescription and travel.
600 10 $aRussell, Gerard$xTravel$zMiddle East.
650 0 $aReligions.
650 0 $aMandaeans.
650 0 $aYezidis.
650 0 $aZoroastrians.
650 0 $aDruzes.
650 0 $aSamaritans.
650 0 $aCopts.
650 0 $aKalasha (Afghanistan people)
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