<p>Are the world's religions related? How does a religion change from its beginnings to its maturity and old age? What would an (imaginary) Martian anthropologists say about earth religions at the beginnin of the 21st century? How can we be on the threshhold of journeys to outer space--yet have millions of people who believe in astrology, tarot, magic, and pray to saints and the Great Mother Goddess? Strange Birds from Zoroaster's Nest tracks revealed religion from its beginning to its troubling role in today's world.</p>

Strange Birds from Zoroaster's Nest: An Overview of Revealed Religions

History

Laina Farhat-Holzman

World

Nonetheless Press

<p>The Western world's fascination with the Muslim world dates back to the early 19th century. Islamic society had enormous appeal to men's romantic imaginations and male fantasies. Even today, the majority of western Islamic scholars, mostly men, travel to the countries of their specialty, meet with political leaders, clerics, and their western-educated counterparts in Middle Eastern universities. But they are missing something. Behind the courtesy extended to their male visitors, there lies a whole hidden interior world--the life of women and family--that can tell us more about the psyche of the country of choice than the polite manners of the men's world can reveal.</p>

The Slave Who Lied But Once A Year And Other Adult Persian Folk Tales

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Strange Birds from Zoroaster's Nest: An Overview of Revealed Religions

The Slave Who Lied But Once A Year And Other Adult Persian Folk Tales