Religion
Harun Al-Rashid: The Life and Legacy of the Abbasid Caliph During the Islamic Golden Age
*Includes pictures*Includes medieval accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingLike many historical figures, Harun al-Rashid’s biography has become part reality and part myth. A real individual and the fourth caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, Harun al-Rashid is best...
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Gujarat: The History of the Indian State from the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization to Today
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Placed as if by Nature in a locality which gives it a crowning position and serving as a gateway to India, every invader from the North has, by its possession, sought...
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Gnosticism: The History and Legacy of the Mysterious Ancient Religion
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“This knowledge is not something that can be put into words like other sciences; but after long-continued intercourse between teacher and pupil, in joint pursuit of the subject, suddenly,...
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The First Italian War: The History and Legacy of the Italian Wars' Initial Conflict at the Height of the Renaissance
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingIn 1494, there were five sovereign regional powers in Italy: Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States and Naples. In 1536, only one remained: Venice. These decades of conflict precipitated great anxiety among Western thinkers,...
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The Evolution of Christmas: The History of the Christian Holiday from the Birth of Jesus to Today
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “From the beginning, the Church´s hold over Christmas was (and remains still) rather tenuous. There were always people for whom Christmas was a time of pious devotion rather than...
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El Vaticano y la Santa Sede: La historia y el legado del gobierno de la Iglesia Católica Romana
Cada año, millones de personas visitan un espectacular circuito compuesto por maravillosas agrupaciones de edificios interconectados y encantadoras casas coloreadas de beige, arena y demás matices terrosos. Al acercarse pueden ver el exterior renacentista de esas construcciones, y los exquisitos...
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El Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes: La Historia y Legado del Centro de Milagros de la Iglesia Católica
Aunque es una admirable obra de arte creada por la acción de las aguas del otrora turquesa río Gave de Pau, la modesta gruta a sus orillas, escondida en el desfiladero al norte de la Massabielle (“Vieja Misa”) en la...
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El Opus Dei: Historia y legado de la famosa institución de la Iglesia Católica
“Los fieles deben, además, ser invitados también a la penitencia exterior, ya para sujetar el cuerpo al imperio de la recta razón y de la fe, ya para expiar las propias culpas y las de los demás… San Agustín insiste...
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El Cristianismo Olvidado: La Historia de los Evangelios de Nag Hammadi
Muchas personas interesadas en los temas bíblicos han leído sobre los Rollos del Mar Muerto y sus guardianes, los misteriosos esenios, esa secta del judaísmo que escondió en cuevas su valiosa biblioteca, antes de lanzarse a la batalla final contra...
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Edith Stein: The Life and Legacy of the Jewish Philosopher Who Became a Catholic Saint
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading “As a child of the Jewish people who, by the grace of God, for the past eleven years has also been a child of the Catholic Church, I dare to speak to...
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Catholic Legends: The Life and Legacy of St. Francis of Assisi
Alongside St. Ignatius, who founded the Jesuits, St. Francis of Assisi is widely regarded as one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic Church due to his work establishing religious orders that have done an incalculable amount of good...
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Catholic Legends: The Life and Legacy of St. Catherine of Siena
*Includes pictures. *Includes a bibliography and footnotes. *Includes a table of contents. “Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” – St. Catherine of Siena A lot of ink has been spilled covering...
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Catholic Legends: The Life and Legacy of Blessed Pope John Paul II
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' Catholic Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed...
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The Dead Sea: The History and Legacy of the Most Unique Lake in the World
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of the Bible and ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingIf the world had a navel, it would be the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth where one can still stand on dry land. The photographs...
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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre: The History of Christianity in Jerusalem and the Holy City's Most Important Church
*Includes pictures of the church*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe most famous church in Jerusalem for nearly 2,000 years, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, often called the Church of the Resurrection, was built in the...
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The Catholic Church's Most Influential Religious Military Orders: The Controversial and Mysterious History of the Knights Templar, the Teutonic Knights, a
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsFor centuries, Christians and Muslims were embroiled in one of the most infamous territorial disputes of all time, viciously and relentlessly battling one another for the Holy...
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The Cathars: The History and Legacy of the Gnostic Christian Sect During the Middle Ages
*Includes pictures*Includes medieval accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“The Roman Church...[says] that the heretics they persecute are the church of wolves. But this is absurd, for the wolves have always pursued and killed the sheep, and today...
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The Cathars and Carcassonne: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Christian Group and Its Last Stronghold
“The Roman Church...[says] that the heretics they persecute are the church of wolves. But this is absurd, for the wolves have always pursued and killed the sheep, and today it would have to be the other way around for the...
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Competidores de Jesucristo: La historia de los otros Mesías de Israel durante el reinado del Imperio Romano
En el siglo I de nuestra era vivió un hombre llamado Jesús en Judea, en ese tiempo una provincia de Roma. El hombre de origen rural era considerado por unos como un profeta, por otros como un loco y por...
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Christian Eschatology: The History and Legacy of Christianity's Beliefs about the End of the World
*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of passages from the Bible *Includes a bibliography for further reading Lay people, scientists, philosophers, and theologians have long theorized about death, immortality, and eternity. With science making huge strides forward, some now suggest that science...
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