Title Heirs to forgotten kingdoms : journeys into the disappearing religions of the Middle East / Gerard Russell ; foreword by Rory Stewart.

Publisher	New York, NY : Basic Books, 2014.
	©2014.

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MMA Stacks	BL1060 .R87 2014	AVAILABLE
Rumford Non-Fic	200.956 Rus	AVAILABLE

Physical Description	xxix, 320 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Note	Includes bibliographic references (pages 281-300) and index.
Contents	Introduction -- Mandaeans -- Yazidis -- Zoroastrians -- Druze -- Samaritans -- Copts -- Kalasha -- Epilogue: Detroit.
Summary	Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle East has long sheltered many distinctive and strange faiths. These religions represent the last vestiges of the magnificent civilizations in ancient history: Persia, Babylon, Egypt in the time of the Pharaohs. Today, with the Middle East in turmoil, they face greater challenges than ever before.
Subject	Russell, Gerard -- Travel -- Middle East.
	Religions.
	Middle East -- Religion.
	Middle East -- Description and travel.
	Middle East -- Religious life and customs.
	Mandaeans.
	Yezidis.
	Zoroastrians.
	Druzes.
	Samaritans.
	Copts.
	Kalasha (Afghanistan people)