Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms Journeys Into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East by Gerard Russell

Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms Journeys Into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East by Gerard Russell Description

Notwithstanding its notoriety for religious narrow mindedness, the Middle East has since a long time ago protected numerous different and abnormal beliefs: one views the Greek prophets as incarnations of God, an alternate loves Lucifer as a peacock, but then an alternate accepts that their supporters are resurrected creatures who have existed in different structures for a large number of years. These religions speak to the last vestiges of the grand human advancements in old history: Persia, Babylon, Egypt in the time of the Pharaohs. Their supporters have figured out how to survive remote assaults and the hazards of osmosis. However today, with the Middle East in turmoil, they confront more prominent difficulties than any other time in the recent past.

In Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms, previous negotiator Gerard Russell dares to the inaccessible, almost obstructed areas where these abstruse religions as of now stick to survival. He exists nearby the Mandaeans and Ezidis of Iraq, the Zoroastrians of Iran, the Copts of Egypt, and others. He takes in their histories, partakes in their ceremonies, and comes to comprehend the dangers to their groups. Generally a tolerant confidence, Islam has, since the early twentieth century, saw the ascent of aggressor, fanatic groups. This advancement, alongside the undulating impacts of Western intrusion, now posture existential dangers to these minority beliefs. Furthermore as more of their childhood escape to the West looking for more prominent flexibilities and occupation prospects, these religions confront the earnest probability of termination.

Drawing on his broad voyages and archival examination, Russell gives a crucial record of the past, present, and unsafe eventual fate of these astounding religions.

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Product Details Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms Journeys Into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East by Gerard Russell

Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Basic Books (October 21, 2014)
Language: English

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