I'm looking for two history book recommendations.
One on Abrahamic relgions. Mainly interested in Christianity and Islam, maybe I should just read the bible but I'm really more interested in the history part. If Muslims were just freaky Jews like Christians were, ethnic and national shit, etc. I'm interested in Iran and Islam in China. Not gonna find a single book for all this am I?
Another easier one on drugs and drug prohibition.
>>8441916
While we're at it, any recs for Armenian history? Already aware of the good books on the genocide but how about that Cilician empire?
You might like Axworthy, 'Iran. Empire of the Mind. A History from Zoroaster to the Present Day'. (two reviews: www.jstor.org.sci-hub.cc/stable/40378814 & http://www.jstor.org.sci-hub.cc/stable/25482643)
Ansari, 'Modern Iran since 1921: The Pahlavis and After'
Hillenbrand, 'Islam: A New Historical Introduction'
Sonn, 'Islam: History, Religion, and Politics'
>>8441916
If you are interested in doctrinal development, which was of course very important, Essay on Development of Christian Doctrine by John Henry Newman.