EPISODE · Aug 30, 2024 · 24 MIN
S1E34: Religious tolerance in Middle East? Ancient polytheism is the answer, not monotheism!
from Scholars Unravel Middle East · host Adel Aali, History Behind News Program
►Ancient theology vs. mythology ►How drunken gods created incapicitated people ►Humans were created to toil for gods ►Polytheism set the stage for monotheism ►Unlike monotheism, polytheism was tolerant 🚩About my guest: Dr. Jillian Schwedler is a professor of political science at the City University of New York’s Hunter College and the Graduate Center, and also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Crown Center at Brandeis University. She is the author of many books, including the following: Faith in Moderation: Islamist Parties in Jordan and Yemen Understanding the Contemporary Middle East, and Protesting Jordan: Geographies of Power and Dissent. 📽️Subscribe to our YouTube channel 🖱️Support Our Program: We appreciate your financial support of our program, for any amount you like. And thank you. Adel Aali Host, Unravelling the Middle East Host, History Behind News Podcast 🎶Music attributions: 1. Opening and closing music of the program: Santur: Peyman Heydarian playing on the Santur some Iranian music. Recorded with a Sony PCM-D50 at the School of Oriental and African Studies of London on April 7th 2011. Music available on at https://freesound.org/people/xserra/sounds/125654/ Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0 DEED) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This music has been cut in shorter pieces and its volume has been adjusted in different portions of our program. 2. Background music: The Desert | The Grand Score https://www.free-stock-music.com/alexander-nakarada-the-desert.html The Desert | The Grand Score by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The volume and lengths of this piece have been modified. 3. Background music: The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon. Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The volume and lengths of this piece have been modified.
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►Ancient theology vs. mythology ►How drunken gods created incapicitated people ►Humans were created to toil for gods ►Polytheism set the stage for monotheism ►Unlike monotheism, polytheism was tolerant 🚩About my guest: Dr. Jillian Schwedler is a professor of political science at the City University of New York’s Hunter College and the Graduate Center, and also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Crown Center at Brandeis University. She is the author of many books, including the following: Faith in Moderation: Islamist Parties in Jordan and Yemen Understanding the Contemporary Middle East, and Protesting Jordan: Geographies of Power and Dissent. 📽️Subscribe to our YouTube channel 🖱️Support Our Program: We appreciate your financial support of our program, for any amount you like. And thank you. Adel Aali Host, Unravelling the Middle East Host, History Behind News Podcast 🎶Music attributions: 1. Opening and closing music of the program: Santur: Peyman Heydarian playing on the Santur some Iranian music. Recorded with a Sony PCM-D50 at the School of Oriental and African Studies of London on April 7th 2011. Music available on at https://freesound.org/people/xserra/sounds/125654/ Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0 DEED) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This music has been cut in shorter pieces and its volume has been adjusted in different portions of our program. 2. Background music: The Desert | The Grand Score https://www.free-stock-music.com/alexander-nakarada-the-desert.html The Desert | The Grand Score by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The volume and lengths of this piece have been modified. 3. Background music: The Success by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon. Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The volume and lengths of this piece have been modified.
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S1E34: Religious tolerance in Middle East? Ancient polytheism is the answer, not monotheism!
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