"Georgic" Cults and Saints of the Levant

Abstract

"GEORGIC" CULTS AND SAINTS OF THE LEVANT BY H. S. HADDAD Chicago, U.S.A. Observing the religious scene in the Levant, one is struck by the great variety of sectarian affiliations. The religious spectrum, more than in any other place in the Western World, covers all three Near Eastern religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, with the greatest assortment of sects, schools, and secret rites. However, underlying all this diversity, one observes a common undercurrent of religiosity among the rural population of the area. The peasants of all religions and denominations flock to the same shrines to show their devotion and to

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