Topic: religious history
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Aurora History posted a blog entry
The Imperial Cult in the Latin East and West
The East was well used to ruler worship and the deification of living people long before the involvement of the Roman Empire in...
The East was well used to ruler worship and the deification of living people long before the involvement of the Roman Empire in...
Aurora History posted a blog entry
The Mysteries of the Medicine Wheel
Like innumerable peoples before them, pre-Columbian Native American tribes practiced a form of sacred architecture for...
Like innumerable peoples before them, pre-Columbian Native American tribes practiced a form of sacred architecture for...
Aurora History posted a blog entry
The Inca Empire - Part III Religion
While every aspect of the taxpayers’ life was inspected by the elite classes, they were often allowed relative freedom in...
While every aspect of the taxpayers’ life was inspected by the elite classes, they were often allowed relative freedom in...
Aurora History posted a blog entry
The Holy Zohar and the Influence of the Kabbalah
Of the dozens of texts held sacred by the school of Judaic mysticism known as Kabbalah, perhaps the most important is the Sefer...
Of the dozens of texts held sacred by the school of Judaic mysticism known as Kabbalah, perhaps the most important is the Sefer...
Aurora History posted a blog entry
The Power and Prophecy of the Oracle at Delphi
Though oracles were commonplace throughout ancient Greece and Rome, the most famous dwelled at Delphi, a limestone temple on...
Though oracles were commonplace throughout ancient Greece and Rome, the most famous dwelled at Delphi, a limestone temple on...
Madeleine F posted a blog entry
Guest Post: Dan Brown’s History of Science
This guest post was submitted by Dr James Hannam. Dr Hannam is a UK based historian with degrees in physics and history from...
This guest post was submitted by Dr James Hannam. Dr Hannam is a UK based historian with degrees in physics and history from...
Aurora History posted a blog entry
Moloch Worship in Ancient Canaan
A Greek transcription of the Hebrew molech, meaning king, Moloch was one of the prominent pagan deities of ancient Mesopotamia....
A Greek transcription of the Hebrew molech, meaning king, Moloch was one of the prominent pagan deities of ancient Mesopotamia....
Gi-sweewo-Gi posted a blog entry
Buddha has to be dated to 1800 BC
One of the most important calculations of Indian history has been done on the basis of the lifetime of a certain Indian emperor...
One of the most important calculations of Indian history has been done on the basis of the lifetime of a certain Indian emperor...
Aurora History posted a blog entry
The History of the I Ching
The I Ching (“Book of Changes”) is a key text of Chinese philosophy and a system of divination, devised between five and...
The I Ching (“Book of Changes”) is a key text of Chinese philosophy and a system of divination, devised between five and...
Aurora History posted a blog entry
The Search for Shambhala
In 880 BC, the Buddha is reputed to have relayed the Kalachakra Tantra – a complex system of philosophy and meditation for...
In 880 BC, the Buddha is reputed to have relayed the Kalachakra Tantra – a complex system of philosophy and meditation for...
Aurora History posted a blog entry
A History of the Secret Vatican Archive
Beneath the Great Courtyard of the Belvedere in Vatican City lies the Secret Vatican Archive. Though no official index or...
Beneath the Great Courtyard of the Belvedere in Vatican City lies the Secret Vatican Archive. Though no official index or...
Aurora History posted a blog entry
The Origins of Voodoo: From West Africa to the Louisiana Bayou
The term “Vodu” (alternately known as Voudoun, Vaudau, Voudoux, or Vaudaux and commonly corrupted as “Voodoo” or...
The term “Vodu” (alternately known as Voudoun, Vaudau, Voudoux, or Vaudaux and commonly corrupted as “Voodoo” or...
