Islam, Tour Guide Interest, Uncategorized

The Arab Mind

Raphael Patai. 2002. Weighs 703 grams. €10 Arabs hate this book, because it objectively exposes until now unknown aspects of their culture – things they don’t want outsiders to know. The author has published more than 40 books and has taught at Princeton, Columba and other universities. This book explores the upbringing of Arab children and the intense concern with…

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Angels, Scritto in italiano, Uncategorized, Written in Italian

L’angelo la Montagna il Pellegrino

Claudio Grenzi. St. Michael the Archangel and his appearances on Mt. Gargano. Tons of Italian text and detailed photos. Weighs 2 kilo. €25. La mostra, realizzata con fondi dell’Unione Europea in un rapporto di stretta collaborazione tra la Comunità Montana del Gargano e il Centro di Studi Micaelici e Garganici, emanazione del Dipartimento di Studi Classici e Cristiani dell’Università di…

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Catholic Theology, Judaism, Scripture Languages, Scripture Study, Uncategorized

The Tribes of Yahweh. Gottwald

A Sociology of the Religion of Liberated Israel, 1250-1050 BCE (Biblical Seminar). 916 pages, paperback. This important and substantial study may well prove to represent a breakthrough in the study of the people of Israel during the formative period which preceded the monarchy. Fully aware of the current  decline of comprehensive vision in favour of isolated specialisms, Professor Gottwald describes…

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