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An Archaeology of Persecuted Peoples: Religion and Hate in the Mountains of Asia book cover

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An Archaeology of Persecuted Peoples Religion and Hate in the Mountains of Asia

By Sandra Scham Copyright 2025
260 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book examines the pasts and presents of some of the world’s most persecuted peoples, in search of answers to the question of why minorities living in Asia’s Highlands, with ancient roots in their homelands, have been continually oppressed by both historical and modern governments. The role of religious beliefs and practices is crucial to their story of isolation, tenacity, and resistance... Read more

Part 1 Introduction: Mountains, Violence, and Axial Religions  1. In the Lion’s Land  2. Mountain Cultures  3. Mountain Conflicts  4. Mountain Transformations  Part 2 Embattled Highland Minorities  5. Monsters of Arakan  6. The Dragon and the Wolf  7. Children of the Great Khan  8. "Devil Worshippers" of Sinjar  9. A View from Ararat  10. The Last Israelites  Part 3 Conclusions  11. Faith, Hate, and the State  12. Turmoil in the Mountains of the Lord

Biography

Sandra Scham is an anthropologist and archaeologist. She is currently an Instructor in the Graduate Program of the Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland. She has worked on projects for USAID and the Department of State since 2008 in Asia and the Middle East. She has published over one hundred articles and has co-edited two books. Her previous published books for Routledge are Extremism: Ancient and Modern and Inside Affirmative Action.

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