Khazal Al Majidi (Arabic: خزعل الماجدي) (born 1951 in Kirkuk, Iraq) is an Iraqi Assyriologist, academic, author and researcher who specializes in the science and history of ancient religions and civilizations.[1] He is also a poet and playwright.[2] Khazal Alamjidi has more than 50 works that vary between the science of religions and civilizations, poetry, and plays, most of which are written in Arabic. Much of his work has been translated into English, French, Spanish, Persian and Kurdish[3][4][5][6]

Khazal Al Majidi
Native name
خزعل الماجدي
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Kirkuk, Iraq
OccupationAcademic, author, historian, scholar, religious researcher and poet
LanguageArabic, Dutch, English
CitizenshipIraqi, Dutch
EducationPhD in Ancient History 1996
PhD in Philosophy of Religions 2009
Genremythology, ancient civilizations, ancient religion
Years active1973-

Biography

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Al-Majidi was born in Kirkuk, Iraq, in 1951. He completed his studies in Baghdad and obtained a doctorate in ancient history from the Institute of Arab History for Graduate Studies in Baghdad in 1996.[7] He also received a second doctorate in the philosophy of religions in 2009.[8][9]

Career

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Al-Majidi worked in the Department of Cinema and Theater in the Iraqi Ministry of Culture until 1998.[10] He worked between 1973-and 1996 in radio, television, magazines, Iraqi newspapers, the Union of Writers and Writers, and the Department of Cinema and Theater. Then, Khazal worked as a professor at the University of Derna in Libya from 1998-to 2003, teaching ancient and art history. Moreover, he worked in Jordan and published his first intellectual books between 1996-and 1998.[11][12][13]

In August 2003, Khazal returned to Iraq and served as Director of the Iraqi Center for Dialogue of Civilizations and Religions. Furthermore, between 2007-and 2014, he lectured at Leiden University and worked in several open universities in the Netherlands and Europe, and he taught the history of ancient civilizations and religions. He is also a member of the Union of Iraqi Writers, the Arab Writers Union the Union of Iraqi Playwrights, the Federation of Journalists of Iraq, the Union of Arab Historians, and a member of the International Academy of East-West in Romania. He is a theatrical author and the author of more than fifty books on mythology (The Eternal Return: A Return to Origins and the Conflict of Myth and History) published by the Arab House of Encyclopaedias in 2011. Ancient history, ancient religions, poetry, theater, history of religions, science, and history of civilizations.[14]

Publications

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Mythology, ancient religions, and civilizations

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Year Title Translated title Publisher Ref
1995 Hikāyāt Somarīya Sumerian Tales Ministry of Information, Baghdad
1997 Mitholojia Al-Urdun Al-Qadīm Ancient Jordan's Mythology Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Amman
Adyān wa Mu'taqadāt ma Qabla Al-Tārīkh Prehistoric Religions and Beliefs Al-Shorouk Publication
Judhoor Al-Diyāna Al-Mandā'īya The Roots of the Mandaean Religion Al-Mansour Library
1998 Al-Dīn Al-Somarī Sumerian Religion Al-Shorouk Publication
Bakhoor Al-Āliha: Dirāsa fi Al-Ṭib wa Al-Siḥr wa Al-Usṭoora wa Al-Dīn The Incense of the Gods: A Study in Medicine, Magic, Myth, and Religion Al-Dar Al-Ahlia
Mitoon Somar: Al-Tārīkh, Al-Mitholojia, Al-Lāhoot, Al-Ṭoqoos Sumerian Texts: History, Mythology, Theology, Rituals
Injeel Somar The Gospel of Sumer Al-Ahlia House
Injeel Bābil The Gospel of Babylon
1999 Al-Āliha Al-Kan'āniya The Canaanite Gods Azma House, Crisis House
Al-Deen Al-Miṣry Egyptian Religion Al-Shorouk Publication
Sifru Somar The Book of Sumer Ishtar Publication
2000 Al-Mu'taqadāt Al-Āramiya Aramaic Beliefs Al-Shorouk Publication
2001 Al-Mu'taqadāt Al-Kan'āniya Canaanite Beliefs
Mawsoo'at Al-Falak fi Al-Tārīkh Al-Qadīm Encyclopedia of Astronomy in Ancient History Osama Publication
Mitholojya Al-Kholood: Dirāsa fi Asaṭeer Al-Kholood Qabil wa Ba'id Al-Mawt fi Al-Ḥaḍārāt Al-Qadīma The Mythology of Immortality: A Study in the Myths of Immortality Before and After Death in Ancient Civilizations Al-Madar Al-Ahlia Publication
2002 Al-Mu'taqadāt Al-Āmoorīya Amorite Beliefs Al-Shorouk Publication [15]
Adab Al-Kālā...Adab Al-Nār/ Dirāsa fi Al-Adab wa Al-Fan wa Al-Jins fi Al-'Ālam Al-Qadīm The Literature of Kala: Literature of Fire/A Study in Literature, Art and Sex in the Ancient World Arab Foundation for Studies and Publishing [16]
2004 Al-Mu'taqadāt Al-'Ighrīqīya Greek Beliefs Al-Shorouk Publication [17]
2005 Al-Mu'taqadāt Al-Roomanīya Roman Beliefs
Tārīkh Al-Quds Al-Qadīm: Mundhu 'Uṣoor ma Qabla Al-Tarīkh Ḥatta Al-Eḥtilāl Al-Roomanī The History of Ancient Jerusalem: From Prehistoric Times until the Roman Occupation Arab Institute for Studies and Publishing [18]
2008 Kunooz Libya Al-Qadīma The Treasures of Ancient Libya Zahran House
2010 Siḥr Al-Bidāyāt The Magic of Beginnings Al-Naya Publication
Al-Mitholojia Al-Mandā'īya Mandaean Mythology Nineveh House
2011 Al-'Awd Al-Abadi: Al-'Awda Lil-Uṣool wa Ṣirā' Al-Usṭoora wa Al-Tarīkh The Eternal Return: A Return to Origins and the Struggle of Myth and History Arab House of Encyclopedias [19]
2012 Al-Anbāṭ: Al-Tārīkh wa Al-Mitholojia wa Al-Funoon The Nabataeans: History, Mythology and the Arts Al-Naya Publication
2013 Kitāb Enki: Al-Adab fi Wādi Al-Rāfidayn Enki's Book: Literature in Mesopotamia Arab Cultural Center and Believers Without Borders Foundation
2014 Tārīkh Al-Khalīqa The History of Creation Noun House
Ḥaḍārāt ma Qabla Al-Tārīkh Prehistoric Civilizations
Ālihat Al-Shām The Gods of the Levant Noon House
Al-Mindālā Al-Mitholojīya The Mythological Mandalas
Kashf Al-Ḥalaqa Al-Mafqooda Baina Adyān Al-Ta'adud wa Al-Tawḥīd Uncovering the Missing Link between the Religions of Polytheism and Monotheism Believers Without Borders Foundation [20]
Uṣool Al-Nāṣoorāīya Al-Mandā'īya fi Erīdu wa Somar The Origins of Mandaean Nassaurianism in Eridu and Sumer Fadaat House
2015 Al-Ḥaḍāra Al-Somarīya Sumerian Civilization Noun House
Al-Ḥaḍāra Al-Miṣrīya Egyptian Civilization
2016 Al-Āmooriyoon Al-Sāmīyoon Al-Awā'il: Al-Tārīkh, Al-Mitholojia, Al-Ṭokoos, Al-Funoon The Early Semitic Amorites: History, Mythology, Rituals, Arts Pages
'Ilm Al-Adyān: Tārīkhuhu, Mukawinātuhu, Manāhijuhu, A'alāmuhu, Hādiruhu, wa Mustaqbaluhu The Science of Religions: Its History, Components, Methods, Features, Present, and Future Believers Without Borders
2017 Al-Siḥr wa Al-Dīn fi 'Uṣoor ma Qabla Al-Tārīkh Magic and Religion in Prehistoric Times Nineveh House, Al-Rafidain Publication
Iraq ma Qabla Al-Tārīkh Prehistoric Iraq Vision
2018 Anbiyā' Somarīyoon: Kaifa Taḥawala 'Asharatu Moolookin Somariyīn ela 'Asharati Anbiyā' Tawrātiyīn? Sumerian Prophets: How Did Ten Sumerian Kings Turn into Ten Biblical Prophets? Cultural Book Center
2019 Al-Ḥaḍārāt Al-Sāmmiya Al-Mubakkira Early Semitic Civilizations Takween Publications [21]
Al-Ḥaḍāra Al-Hindīya Indian Civilization

Poetry

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Year Title Translated title Publisher Ref
1980 Yaqaẓat Dilmun Dilmun's Awakening Ministry of Information [22][23]
1984 Anāsheed Isrāphīl The Hymns of Israfil
1989 Khazāīl
1993 'Ukkāzat Rāmbo Rambo's Crutch Al-Amad Publication
1997 Fīzyā' Mudhāda Anti-Physics Al Mansour Library
2006 Ḥayya wa Daraj A Snake and a Ladder
2009 Film Ṭaweel Jidan A Very Long Film Babel Publications [24]
2010 Aḥzān Al-Sina Al-'Irāqīya The Sorrows of the Iraqi Year Dar Al-Ghawon Publication
2013 Rubbamā...Man Yadri? Perhaps...Who Knows?! Mesopotamia
Shoghāt [25]
2017 Ward Li-Wajhiki kai Yabooḥ Flowers for Your Face So That It Can Be Revealed Fadaat Publication
Taqaluba Al-Jamri wa Tatahayyaj The Embers are Stirred and Irritated Fadaat House
Al-A'amāl Al-Shi'rīyya (6 volumes) Poetic Works Arab Foundation for Studies and Publishing [26]

Plays

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Year Title Translated title Ref
1990 'Ouzla fi Al-Kirīstāl Isolation in the Crystal
1991 Ḥaflat Almās Diamond Party
1992 Hāmlit bilā Hāmlit Hamlet without Hamlet
Qamar min Dam Moon of Blood
Al-Ghurāb The Raven
1993 Masraḥīyyāt Qaṣīra Jiddan Very Short Plays
Tamooz fi Al-A'aālī July in the High
1994 Qiyāmit Shahrazād The Resurrection of Scheherazade
Nuzool 'Ishtār ela Malja' Al-Āmirrīya Ishtar's Descent into the Amiriyah Shelter
1995 Akīto: Al-Layāli Al-Bābilīya Akito: Babylonian Nights
1997 Miftāḥ Baghdād The Key of Baghdad
Anīmā
1999 Sidrā
2008 Musīqā Ṣafrā' Yellow Music
Al-Tīh The Labyrinth
2017 Al-Masraḥ Al-Maftooḥ The Open Theater [27][28][29]

Poetic theories

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  • (The Poetic Reason) Book One (The Pure Poetic Reason and the Speaking Ocean) Issued by the House of Cultural Affairs, Baghdad 2004.[30]
  • (The Poetic Reason) The second book (The Practical, Outward and Inward Poetic Reason) was published by the House of Cultural Affairs, Baghdad 2004.[31]

See also

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References

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  13. ^ (Indian Civilization). Released by Genesis Publications. 2019.
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