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20th century, this was subject to considerable debate in the press. From the 1970’s onwards, a young preacher revigorated the famous narrative by founding a huge place of worship at the Muqaṭṭam, commemorating the miracle. This paper, which is the result of a collective work by a historian and two philologists, intends to other a collaborative approach, where the history of texts is combined with the analysis of contemporary practices. this research shows that, even if numerous traditions have very old roots, they are always reinveted, depending on successive contexts in which they take place.
20th century, this was subject to considerable debate in the press. From the 1970’s onwards, a young preacher revigorated the famous narrative by founding a huge place of worship at the Muqaṭṭam, commemorating the miracle. This paper, which is the result of a collective work by a historian and two philologists, intends to other a collaborative approach, where the history of texts is combined with the analysis of contemporary practices. this research shows that, even if numerous traditions have very old roots, they are always reinveted, depending on successive contexts in which they take place.
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This course takes a journey through the world of beliefs as they have developed in a great variety of cultures, ranging from Ancient Egypt, the Near East to Central Asia, India, China, and the Far East. We will discuss where these beliefs, theories and practices originated from, how they were passed on over the ages and why some are still so central to large communities of believers across the world today, whether it be amongst Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists or Shintoists.
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