Given his positive reference to Genesis, Longinus has been assumed to be either a Hellenized Jew or...
History
Gorgias was a native of Leontini, a Greek colony in Sicily, which is often called the home...
The many divisions among Christians led to a series of wars and persecutions. Introduction As Protestantism spread,...
The meaning and significance of devotion to the Holy Name remained open, malleable, and unstable. Introduction The...
Examining objects and material culture in ritual performances intended to heal, protect and transform the living and...
During the Late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance, the concept and scope of the Inquisition significantly...
Some form of the belief system which would become Hinduism most likely existed in the Indus Valley...
The Arthashastra (or Arthaśāstra) is one of the oldest surviving treatises on statecraft. Introduction There is considerable...
Arjuna takes center stage in the role of the seeker-student to the god Krishna’s role of teacher-guide....
The Gita is a dialogue between the warrior-prince Arjuna and the god Krishna who is serving as...
The term “robber baron” described powerful 19th-century industrialists who used questionable practices to amass their wealth. Introduction...
Medieval robber barons most often imposed high or unauthorized tolls on rivers or roads passing through their...
Throughout the history of the book, scribes and artists have incorporated nature into their creations. Flowers are...
Studies of painting materials from the ancient world have revealed a very sophisticated use of natural dyes...
The stories of four groups of Indigenous artists using technology and art to tell their communities’ stories....
Freedom on the Move is a database collecting these ads, which help form a more complete picture...
The images serve as a testament to how clinical photography practice has changed as a result of...
Alchemy was an art, a scientific and technological project that foreshadowed modern chemistry. Alchemy, with its cryptic...
While the Vesuvian eruption was devastating, and many lives were lost, it preserved a moment in Roman...
The ideas of white racial superiority used to explain and justify modern imperialism were common currency during...
Robes, fiery crosses, and even the American flag were all material objects employed by the 1920s Klan...
Sumner added fire to an already explosive debate with his amendment to do away with the “whites...
After enduring decades of exploitation at the hands of the French, Haiti was forced to pay a...
The fast English ships bristling with cannons and captained by audacious adventurers caused havoc on the High...
Family arms and honor were put on the line, ladies were wooed, and even national pride was...
Marches, demonstrations, civic unrest, attacks by law enforcement and the military on protesting civilians – in 1932....
Doomed to failure, this early colonial project lacked adequate planning and logistical support. Introduction The Roanoke Colony...
Heavenly bodies and human fate have long been perceived as intertwined. ‘The stars (…) disclose for men...
Elements of racist ideology have long been present in and justified by white Christianity in the United...
Nationalism (or “100% Americanism”), Protestant Christianity, and white supremacy became inextricably linked. Randall J. Stephens responds to...