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'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. I. 1918' [135] (144/568)
The record is made up of 1 volume (282 folios). It was created in 1918. It was written in English, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Armenian, Kurdish and Syriac. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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RELIGIONS 135
of Jewish theological and legal learning. The (the heads of
the Babylonian Jewish universities) gave decisions on questions
of Judaic law which were accepted by Jews throughout the worlds
On the other hand in the eighth century there arose in Babylonia the
schism of the Karaites, who, in opposition to traditional rabbinism,
insisted on the letter of the written law. It is said that there are
still a few Karaites at Hit. The widespread influence of the
Babylonian Jewish teachers was to some extent connected with the
political supremacy of the Caliphate, and, as the Caliphate lost its
power, that influence declined. With the ruin of Mesopotamian
civilization Mesopotamian Judaic culture fell into decay. At the
present time the Jews of Mesopotamia (on whom see further p. 116)
are said to be strict observers of their law. The tombs of Ezra and
Ezekiel are visited by Jewish pilgrims.
Qizilbash and Shabbaks
The religion of the Qizilbash is obscure. Orthodox Mohammedans
regard them as heretics of a very objectionable sort or as atheists.
They apparently worship ' Allah, Ali, and Huseinbut they do
not observe Eamadan, and it seems that they practise secret rites.
It would appear that their religion is a blend of Shiism with pagan,
or possibly Christian, elements.
The Shabbak religion also seems to be a mixture of Shiism and
paganism.
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This volume is A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Naval Staff, Intelligence Department: November 1918). This is an updated and expanded edition of A Handbook of Mesopotamia, Volume I, General (Admiralty War Staff, Intelligence Department: August 1916) (IOR/L/MIL17/15/41/1). This is an introductory volume containing matter of a general nature giving an account of conditions in Mesopotamia, for the most part as they were before the First World War.
The volume includes a note on official use, a title page and 'Note'. There is a page of 'Contents' that includes the following chapters and sections:
- Chapter 1: Boundaries and Physical Features;
- Chapter 2: Climate;
- Chapter 3: Minerals;
- Chapter 4: Fauna and Flora;
- Chapter 5: Hygiene;
- Chapter 6: History;
- Chapter 7: Inhabitants;
- Chapter 8: Religions;
- Chapter 9: Administration;
- Chapter 10: Irrigation of Irak [Iraq];
- Chapter 11: Agriculture and Land Tenure;
- Chapter 12: Commerce and Industry;
- Chapter 13: Currency, Weights, and Measures;
- Chapter 14: Communications and Transport;
- Vocabularies;
- Index.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (282 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in numbered chapters. There is a contents page and an alphabetically arranged index.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of the folio.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Handbook of Mesopotamia. Vol. I. 1918'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:556, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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