Heirs to forgotten kingdoms: journeys into the disappearing religions of the Middle East

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...

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Main Author: Russell, Gerard (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Basic Books [2014]
In:Year: 2014
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Near East / Religion / Minority / Religious pluralism
B Mandaeism / Yezidis / Parsis / Druzes / Samaritans / Copts / Kalash
Further subjects:B Druzes
B Mandaeans
B Copts
B Religion
B Kalasha (Afghanistan people)
B Samaritans
B Near East
B Religious Minorities (Middle East)
B Minority
B Middle East Religion
B Zoroastrians
B Religious pluralism
B Yezidis
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