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THe New Encyclopedia of Islam is written by a scholar for the general reader and researcher, without assuming any prior knowledge of the subject. Detailed cross-references lead the reader into deeper knowledge of Islam, whatever his strarting point. Many quotations, and hitherto untranslated prayers, support the religious and philosphical entries.
The first edition of the Encyclopaedia won worldwide acclaim. As a western scholar of the Islamic faith, Cyril Glassé straddle both cultures and has a respect for and an understanding of both the currrent Islamic world and its complex past. This unique single-volume work covers the contemporary Islamic scene, which includes a substantial entry on the Taliban. This new edition also contains an extensively revised chronology which spans the history of Islam, from its origins through developments in the Muslim world today.
This book is a synopsis of three monotheistic faiths Judaism, Christianity, and Islam their common areas and their differences. The authors desire? To show why she believes and to also prove that, of the three main faiths existing in the world today, Christianity (a true and right personal relationship with Christ) is the only vehicle to God. It is only through Jesus Christ, Gods Son, that we find our way to Him. (John 14:6).
When the Crusaders came to Syria they stumbled into Ali Baba's cave. It belonged to the Old Man of the Mountain and the sect of the Assassins. To protect their new kingdom the Crusaders built castles as taught by their own enemy. The Assassins also infiltrated the Crusaders themselves and taught them how to indoctrinate lay members into the Orders of Knights. The Assassins through the Templars created the Masons and are the model for the Illuminati and for modern terrorism. These are their secrets, their "Feast of the Resurrection," and their story until the Mongols destroyed their castles in Persia.
"In 2012, the year 1433 of the Muslim calendar, the Islamic population throughout the world was estimated at approximately a billion and a half, representing about one-fifth of humanity. In geographical terms, Islam occupies the center of the world, stretching like a big belt across the globe from east to west."--P. vii.
The religion of the Past, Present, and the Future. Manicheism is an intellectual virus which disguises itself as any religion, any philosophy. The name means "Mani Lives." The Doctrine of Good and Evil at war with each other as two gods or as light and darkness, when it enters the mind it causes what the Persians called "ishraq" or "sudden illumination." And then the person is trapped. Mani was born in Mesopotamia in 216 and was adopted into a Baptizing sect descended from the Essenes. At the age of 24 he founded his own religion which spread through the Roman Empire and to China. Between Islam and Manicheism a "Star Wars" raged for six hundred years until the Mongols came. This is an exposition of Manicheism in Islam, Europe, and in philosophies such as Hegel, Freud, Marx, Existentialism, and Communism.
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Four Testaments brings together four foundational texts from world religions—the Tao Te Ching, Dhammapada, Analects of Confucius, and Bhagavad Gita—inviting readers to experience them in full, to explore possible points of connection and divergence, and to better understand people who practice these traditions. Following Brian Arthur Brown’s award-winning Three Testaments: Torah, Gospel, Quran, this volume of Four Testaments features essays by esteemed scholars to introduce readers to each tradition and text, as well as commentary on unexpected ways the ancient Zoroastrian tradition might connect Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism, as well as the Abrahamic faiths. Four Testaments aims to foster deeper religious understanding in our interconnected and contentious world.