Cet ouvrage est le fruit d’une these de doctorat soutenue a l’Universite americaine Beyrouth en 2017. Il traite du theme des pratiques matrimoniales et l’esclavage dans l’Antiquite tardive durant Haut Moyen Âge, travers une approche comparatiste entre milieux culturels mazdeen, syriaque oriental islamique. L’A. exploite la documentation juridique traditions ces trois religions, s’interroge sur ...

This paper examines transreligiosity in the context of transmission South Asian concepts spirituality to UK 20th century. Between 1920s and 1990s, Indian teacher author Phiroz Mehta (1902–1994) crossed borders a colonial postcolonial shuttling between India but also transgressed conceptual practice religion, teaching religious post-Christian spiritual seekers 1970s–80s London. cultivated an ela...

national identity, an ever-changing and multidimentional phenomenon, is the product of a continuous historical process which has always been influenced by environmental conditions. the study of the comprising elements of national identity is the objective of another project of recognizing nations. national identity of iranians is rooted in two sets of beliefs: zoroastrianism, the ancient native...

human perfectibility may be regarded as a point in which the most dominant religions of the world meet one another. it, therefore, can be chosen as a start point for religions when taking part in dialogue. there can be found different names for human perfection and perfect man in well-known religions of the east and the west. buddha`s name for perfect man is arhat and free man, confucius` is ta...

The controversies and theological debates between different religions have always been an interesting topic for the scholars of religion. These debates were usually carried out in two ways: orally, in a meeting dedicated to these debates, or in writing. One of the religious traditions criticized since its emergence and against which many refutations were written in the early Islamic centu...

Derbent has gone down in history as an outstanding monument of world fortification erected the 5th–7th centuries AD to protect against invasions nomads Eurasia. Extensivearchaeological research Derbent, under guidance author, revealed completely new stages city’s existence, and emerged not only main military political stronghold powers medieval East Caucasus but also largest economic religious ...

marriage among siblings has remained a controversial subject in the study of ancient iranian customs and rites, especially in regard to zoroastrianism. there have been endless debates on the existence of such a custom in ancient iran. what have largely remained unnoticed in such a study are the religious beliefs of the ancient iranians in the primitive forms of totemism. totemism is an ancient ...

this article examines lord byron’s allusions to persian literature, history, culture and its ancient religion. the influence of persia on byron is considerable. byron was greatly influenced by orientalists such as sir william jones and their translations of eastern literatures. after examining byron’s allusions to persia, one realizes that byron’s attitude with regard to persia appears to be am...