Godina izdanja: Ostalo
ISBN: 1-881316-36-X
Jezik: Engleski
Oblast: Ezoterija
Autor: Strani

In 1858 a Scottish minister called Alexander Hislop published a book called `The Two Babylons`. The book`s basic teaching is that modern Christianity, in its more ritualistic form (as evidenced within Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy), is entirely pagan and can be traced back to the worship of Nimrod and Semiramis and to the very worst of ancient pagan practises. I myself read this book when it was loaned to me by a friend around 1981. The book was certainly fascinating but I recall being disturbed that almost none of Hislop`s claims could really be substantiated by any reputable source, although it was certainly `meat and drink` to the gullible. I did not entirely reject Hislop`s thesis but put in on the back burner for a few years with the feeling that Hislop`s points were not backed up with conclusive evidence (something which Hislop himself was apparently blind to). Basically, I came to the conclusion that outrageous accusation is not the same thing as carefully compiled and decisive evidence.
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