History as MysteryCity Lights Publishers, 22. avg. 2016 - 304 strani In a lively challenge to mainstream history, Michael Parenti does battle with a number of mass-marketed historical myths. He shows how history's victors distort and suppress the documentary record in order to perpetuate their power and privilege. And he demonstrates how historians are influenced by the professional and class environment in which they work. Pursuing themes ranging from antiquity to modern times, from the Inquisition and Joan of Arc to the anti-labor bias of present-day history books, History as Mystery demonstrates how past and present can inform each other and how history can be a truly exciting and engaging subject. "Michael Parenti, always provocative and eloquent, gives us a lively as well as valuable critique of orthodoxy posing as 'history.'"—Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States "Deserves to become an instant classic."—Bertell Ollman, author of Dialectical Investigations "Those who keep secret the past, and lie about it, condemn us to repeat it. Michael Parenti unveils the history of falsified history, from the early Christian church to the present: a fascinating, darkly revelatory tale."—Daniel Ellsberg, author of The Pentagon Papers "Solid if surely controversial stuff."—Kirkus |
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... pagan rule generally was more tolerant of Christianity than Christianity was of paganism once the Christians gained the upper hand.1 The polytheistic pagans welcomed all manner of gods at the pantheon, with new deities being added over ...
... Christians attacked other Christians whose views deviated somewhat from their own. Over and above their clashes with pagan authorities, Christ believers waged uncompromising fratricidal war, often over doctrinal esoterica that might ...
... Christians being thrown to the lions, persecution “remained an exceptional occasion,” according to Michael Grant.16 ... pagans who actually saw Christians die in the arena could not have been a substantial portion of the empire's ...
... Christianity's early growth was due to (a) the communal social care that Christians provided for their brethren which allowed for a higher survival rate among Christians than pagans during epidemics (the evidence he gives for this is at ...
... pagans of their houses of worship, destroyed their literature and sacred ... Christians who reverted to paganism was a virtue, for Christ was like a ... pagans “did not know, or they forgot, that Christianity, once tolerated, must ...