Nachdem die Mongolenstürme über Europa hinweggefegt waren, wird der Franziskanermönch Wilhelm von Rubruk vom französischen König auf diplomatische Mission in das Reich des Großkhans Mangu, einem Urenkel des Dschingis Khan, in Karakorum entsandt.
The Holy Mosaic delves into the rich and intricate history of Syria, tracing the origins and evolution of its three major religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as they are the three major monotheistic religions of the world today.
*; Explores beliefs and myths from Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and around the Mediterranean, revealing how ancient goddesses were powerful Queens of the Heavens and Guardians of the Underworld, not passive fertility symbols*; Looks at creator goddesses, sun goddesses, lunar goddesses, warrior maiden goddesses, and night goddesses, including Hathor, Asherah, Inanna, Hekate, Athena, Astarte, and Gula-Bau*; Includes modern adaptations of ancient goddess magic rituals and instructions for creating divine amulets, figurines, and stones blessed with the goddesses' powersIn the most ancient cultures of our world, goddesses were seen not as passive fertility symbols but as powerful, active queens of the heavens who protected cities, guided the dead and dying, and oversaw all forms of rebirth and transformation.
Palästina nimmt durch das Aufeinandertreffen von der Fluchtbewegung für die verfolgten Jüdinnen und Juden in der Diaspora und der Verwirklichung der zionistischen Ideen im Vergleich zu anderen Emigrationsländern eine Sonderstellung in der jüdischen Migrationsgeschichte ein.
Eine historische Reise in eine Stadt mit drei Namen, die über Jahrtausende nichts an Macht und Magie eingebüßt hat und deren Einfluss unsere Welt bis heute prägt.
The travel novel The Travel Diary of Ebrahim Beyg, dating from the late nineteenth century, is regarded as a pioneering account of the first political reform movement in Iran, the Constitutional Movement in 1906&1911.
In the course of the war against Mithridates VI of Pontus, the Romans advanced into the territories in the isthmus between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea in the first century BCE.
When the population took to the streets of Tunisia on 17 December 2010 to protest against the autocratic regime and living conditions, it resulted not only in the overthrow of the country=s own government: it went on to trigger further protests in rapid succession in other Arab countries such as Algeria and Egypt.
When the population took to the streets of Tunisia on 17 December 2010 to protest against the autocratic regime and living conditions, it resulted not only in the overthrow of the country=s own government: it went on to trigger further protests in rapid succession in other Arab countries such as Algeria and Egypt.
Nach dem Zerfall des Reiches Alexanders des Großen übernahmen in den Diadochenkämpfen die Ptolemäer ganz Ägypten, das sie als Pharaonen bis zur Eingliederung in das römische Weltreich regierten.
Die 3000 Jahre Geschichte des alten Mesopotamien umfassen – zusammen mit der ungefähr gleichzeitigen Kultur des alten Ägypten – nichts weniger als die gesamte erste Hälfte der Menschheitsgeschichte.
Eine historische Reise durch Istanbul, von Justinian bis Erdoğan: Der Historiker Malte Fuhrmann lebt seit vielen Jahren in der Stadt am Bosporus - hier erzählt er von den Geistern der Stadt, die in den alten Gemäuern allgegenwärtig sind, von aufständischen Janitscharen und plündernden Kreuzrittern, von Hofintrigen und blutig aufgelösten Gewerkschaftsdemonstrationen.
In ›Die Erfindung der Philosophie‹ erkunden wir die faszinierende Reise des menschlichen Geistes von den mythischen Erklärungen der Welt zur rationalen Untersuchung und Reflexion, die wir heute als Philosophie kennen.
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A ';fascinating and very moving' (Aaron Sorkin, award-winning screenwriter of The West Wing and The Social Network) chronological timeline spanning from Biblical times to today that explores one of the most interesting countries in the worldIsrael.
Renowned historian Tom Segev strips away national myths to present a critical and clear-eyed chronicle of the year immediately following Israel's foundation.
The year 1191 is the beginning of the Third Christian crusade in the Holy Land, and one of the most significant
Under the vigilant protection of Lord Talon and his companions, the land of Kantara enjoys peace even as the tyrant Isaac Komnenos continues to plunder the rest of Cyprus.
Oil Kings offers the first inside look at how an oil crisis was manipulated by Alan Greenspan, Donald Rumsfeld, and President Ford (hoping to secure his re-election), helping to precipitate the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979.
We live in a world polarized by the ongoing conflict between Muslims, Christians and Jews, but - in an extraordinary narrative spanning fourteen centuries - Zachary Karabell argues that the relationship between Islam and the West has never been simply one of animosity and competition, but has also comprised long periods of cooperation and coexistence.
The Ottoman chronicles recount that the first sultan, Osman, dreamt of the dynasty he would found - a tree, fully-formed, emerged from his navel, symbolising the vigour of his successors and the extent of their domains.
FULLY UPDATED THIRD EDITION, NOW WITH NEW POSTSCRIPT BY ALI ANSARI'If you were to read only one book on present-day Iran you could not do better than this' Ervand Abrahamian, Times Higher EducationFor some 40 years the Islamic Republic has resisted widespread condemnation, sanctions, and sustained attacks by Iraq in an eight-year war.
