The term “cult of personality” probably appeared in English around 1800–1850. Introduction A cult of personality, or a cult...
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Charisma is particularly useful as a starting point since it concerns how authority is constructed. By Anne-Mette...
The Hitler myth of an infallible multi-faceted genius with messianic and superhuman qualities approached deification. Introduction Adolf...
What unites different divinatory practices is their function in guiding decision-making. ‘Herrschaftswissen’ and Prophetic Divination Divination, in...
Augustus was granted the title, one of the last puzzle pieces to the completion of his imperial...
The style and iconography of this sarcophagus reflects the transformed status of Christianity. Christianity becomes Legal By...
Examining Casanova’s representations about both public and private spheres during ‘Great War;. The Path between Public and...
Esquire was one of the big success stories of the magazine boom of the 1930s. We are...
She opened the door for women in the political newsroom – and angered plenty in the process....
Appearances of shared political and cultural identities can at times serve as a wedge driving people apart....
The Boston Tea Party remains one of the most iconic episodes of the American Revolution. Introduction The Boston...
Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy’s assassinations were blows to the promised progress of the sixties....
During the Great Fire of Rome, the vigiles took to looting the city rather than enforcing law...
Allowances were usually made for people who had some social status on their side. Introduction and Early...
In many urban centers, law enforcement came to be viewed as an “occupying force.” By Dr. Chuck...
The site marks the appearance of the oldest permanent human settlements anywhere in the world. Introduction Göbekli...
The decision of Athens to support the Ionian rebellion greatly angered the Persians. Introduction Persia was one...
Cleopatra’s affairs and the rise of Christianity may not have come to pass without this event. Introduction...
Greco-Roman accounts of the Persian Wars mention astrologers among high-ranking Persian dignitaries. Introduction Hellenistic astrology encompassed various forms...
Astronomy had interested many ancient thinkers, but two views of the universe dominated and endured. Introduction The...
Observatories were present in the ancient world and in the Middle Ages. Introduction The foundation of observatories...
Examining the emergence of tools, trade, art, gifts, and the spoken and written language. When Did Diplomacy...
The stone age saw a pattern where technologies like spears, fire, and bows were invented once, then...
These astounding inventions show that civilizations of the past were a lot more advanced than we thought....
A brief art history considering the evolving portrayals of pregnancy throughout the ages. By Lydia FigesContent EditorArt...
The birthing chamber was a dimly lit, crowded, and hardly antiseptic space. By Dr. Louis SchwartzProfessor of...
Pregnancy for many women, regardless of social class, meant a loss in freedom. By Emily BachTextile Collection...
The alien subsidies are not the only source for resident immigrants in England. The publication in 1998...
Her case was not ordinary, but then neither were the times, the place, nor the other characters....
A denigrating procedure was part of a “guest worker” agreement. Introduction In Border Wash—after Leonard Nadel, 1956 (2019), a...