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ariel · 20th November 2005, 11:26 PM

Khazars, just like Ghengiz Khan Mongols, were remarkably tolerant in terms of religion. You are right: Khazar kingdom had virtually every kind of religious belief practiced freely. Something we all can learn from.

Rivkin · 21st November 2005, 04:21 AM

Those who want to read about "blood ancestry" in the region I would refer to the following articles:
http://www.familytreedna.com/pdf/Nasidze_2003.pdf
http://www.familytreedna.com/pdf/caucasus.pdf
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJH...013033.web.pdf
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJH...023927.web.pdf

erlikhan · 21st November 2005, 09:08 PM

What Khazars succeeded is admirable in Middle age, but before the middle eastern religions with single god spreaded around all world, every nation was quiet respectful to each other's religion, and as far as I know, no famous war occured becuase of trying to force some people to change religion, or no collective jihad or crusade was formed against members of another religion in the era when each tribe had their own gods and religions. That is called "primitive" today but it is interesting how sociologically "final step of religious evolution" described today's religions which claims brothership and united humankind practically means the brothership of huge fan groups involved in a neverending fight against other groups by the certain order of these religions and dramatic increase in religion based wars. In "primitive" times no religion had so big ambitions and hunger for all world, and did not use its followers for such ideas, not? Not related to subject but just wanted to write as I always have found it interesting. Evolution or devolution if the subject is the happiness and comfort of humankind??

20th November 2005, 11:26 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Khazars, just like Ghengiz Khan Mongols, were remarkably tolerant in terms of religion. You are right: Khazar kingdom had virtually every kind of religious belief practiced freely. Something we all can learn from.

21st November 2005, 04:21 AM	#2
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	Those who want to read about "blood ancestry" in the region I would refer to the following articles: http://www.familytreedna.com/pdf/Nasidze_2003.pdf http://www.familytreedna.com/pdf/caucasus.pdf http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJH...013033.web.pdf http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJH...023927.web.pdf

21st November 2005, 09:08 PM	#3
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	What Khazars succeeded is admirable in Middle age, but before the middle eastern religions with single god spreaded around all world, every nation was quiet respectful to each other's religion, and as far as I know, no famous war occured becuase of trying to force some people to change religion, or no collective jihad or crusade was formed against members of another religion in the era when each tribe had their own gods and religions. That is called "primitive" today but it is interesting how sociologically "final step of religious evolution" described today's religions which claims brothership and united humankind practically means the brothership of huge fan groups involved in a neverending fight against other groups by the certain order of these religions and dramatic increase in religion based wars. In "primitive" times no religion had so big ambitions and hunger for all world, and did not use its followers for such ideas, not? Not related to subject but just wanted to write as I always have found it interesting. Evolution or devolution if the subject is the happiness and comfort of humankind??