Mary Jane Engh (Garfield, WA) is the author of three novels, a children's novel, shorter fiction, articles, and poems. For more than a decade, she has concentrated on historical research and is currently coauthoring a reference work on ancient Roman women.
Description
Introduction; Egypt, Fourteenth Century BCE; Judah and Israel, Seventh Century BCE; Greece, Fifth and Fourth Centuries BCE; Rome, Second and First Centuries BCE; Judea, Second Century BCE; Roman Empire, First and Second Centuries CE; Roman Empire, Third and Fourth Centuries; Persia, Second Through Sixth Centuries; Roman Empire, Fourth and Fifth Centuries; The Germanic Kingdoms, Fifth through Eighth Centuries; Byzantine Empire, Sixth through Tenth Centuries; lslamic Empire, Seventh through Fifteenth Centuries; Europe, Eleventh through Fifteenth Centuries; Asia, Fifth through Seventeenth Centuries; Africa, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; Europe, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries; North and South America, Sixteenth through Eighteenth Centuries; France, Eighteenth Century; Oceania and AustraIia, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; East Asia, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; Europe, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; North and South America, Nineteenth Century; The Twentieth Century and After; Index.
Reviews
""Novelist Engh puts her narrative skills to good use by launching these 22 articles on episodes of religious persecution throughout the world in an attention-grabbing, dramatic manner...unlike the historical figures she sketches, Engh herself manifests neither bigotry nor religious partisanship." --Booklist "Engh's unique book fills an important gap in the literature on the history of religion. It presents complex and sophisticated issues in a clear and interesting manner." --Roger Schlesinger, Professor of History, Emeritus, Washington State University "This timely work considers the reality of religious persecution over the span of 3000 years of human history. Although this is a monumental task, poet and novelist Engh is adept at naming, describing, and summarizing significant moments of persecution dating from ancient Egypt to the 21st century. In the 22 concisely written and researched chapters, she shows the darker side of religion with balance and factual accuracy...Recommended." --Library Journal