THE ABRAHAMIC STUDY HALL ARCHIVE
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Documents and audio recordings for the study of history and politics. Explore historical processes and political ideas through attentive reading, listening and critical examination of sources.
5 PDF documents · 2 audio collections · 21 tracks
Historical and political works · PDF
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PDF DOCUMENT
Biblical History and Jewish Biblical Studies
Biblical history
A document from the ASH archive concerning biblical history and Jewish biblical studies.
PDF DOCUMENT
Mohammed
Maxime Rodinson
The historical and biographical work archived under Maxime Rodinson’s name.
PDF DOCUMENT
Mehmed the Conqueror
Ottoman history
The document on Mehmed the Conqueror already included in the ASH collection.
PDF DOCUMENT
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
Machiavelli’s work on political power and government.
Propaganda and critical study
Historical context: an antisemitic forgery
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a fabricated antisemitic text. Its claims about a secret Jewish conspiracy are false. The document is retained here for critical study of propaganda, prejudice and historical falsification; it must not be treated as an authentic record of Jewish plans or meetings.
PDF DOCUMENT
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Antisemitic forgery · Critical historical study
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Audio collections · Listen and study
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AUDIO COLLECTION · 20 TRACKS
The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
Preface and nineteen chapters
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- The Rise and Fall of Alexandria - preface
- Chapter 1 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 2 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 3 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 4 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 5 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 6 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 7 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 8 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 9 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 10 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 11 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 12 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 13 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 14 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- 16 - Chapter 15 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria 15
- Chapter 16 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 17 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 18 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
- Chapter 19 - The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
AUDIO COLLECTION · 1 TRACK
Odyssey of the West I
A Classic Education through the Great Books · Hebrews and Greeks
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Documents. Biblical History and Jewish Biblical Studies (descriptive archive label; consult the document for its full bibliographic title); Maxime Rodinson, Mohammed; Mehmed the Conqueror; Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince. Editions, translators and publication details should be checked against the documents’ title pages.
Critical historical source. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an antisemitic forgery. Historical context consulted: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Holocaust Encyclopedia, An Antisemitic Conspiracy: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Audio materials. The Rise and Fall of Alexandria (20 tracks) and Odyssey of the West I: A Classic Education through the Great Books (one track, identified in the playlist as “TMS – Hebrews and Greeks”). The existing playlists are preserved; authors, narrators and editions are not inferred from incomplete playlist metadata.
Archive notes. This collection retains all five PDF documents and both audio playlists found in the original English ASH page. Historical narratives and political works should be read with attention to their authorship, evidence and context.
