Some of the burials in the Palaeolithic period raise the possibility of very early forms of ancestor...
Religion
People reacted with hopeful cures and responses based on religious belief. Introduction The Black Death of 1347-1352...
Apocalyptic predictions are nothing new—they have been around for millennia. The First Warnings From Assyria An Assyrian...
A historian of the Bible explains how ancient Israelites changed the ways of their worship. As the...
The spirits and gods were believed to make their presence known through disease. Introduction When people fall...
The notion of religious liberty and of freedom of conscience was not recognized. Introduction Inquisition, (capitalized I)...
The Papacy in the Late Middle Ages had a major secular role in addition to its spiritual...
Christianity began in first century C.E. Jerusalem as a Jewish sect, but quickly spread throughout the Roman...
Evora’s history dates back over five millennia. By Kim MartinsHistorian Introduction The sunbaked plain of the Alentejoregion...
Art reveals many aspects of the ancient Kingdom of Israel. Introduction Ancient Israelite art traditions are evident...
Together, El (sometimes Yahweh) and Ashera were viewed as the father and mother of the gods. Introduction...
As warlike nomadic herdsmen began to dominate in Mesopotamian culture, they imposed their mythologies on preexisting legends....
Sacrifices of various types were central to the Temple’s function. Introduction Also known as Solomon’s Temple, the...
If you dig deep enough, you can find some truth to legends and creation stories. Introduction Myths...
Mesopotamian myths appear to have had a more practical purpose and were used to cure and prevent...
Introduction Angkor Wat is a temple complex in the province of Siem Reap, Cambodia originally dedicated to...
Even medievalists have a hard time determining the precise moment when the Middle Ages started and ended....
Religion was no barrier for Southern lynch mobs intent on terror. White pastors joined the KKK, incited...
Spirituals were created out of the experience of enslaved people in the U.S. They were songs of...
When a party member was asked about its activities, he was supposed to reply, “I know nothing.”...
He is thought to have influenced supernatural entities in later religions such as Satan in Judaism, the...
Fire temples were firmly established by the time of the Parthian Empire. Introduction Fire Temples are places...
The term is misleading since it implies a notion of a self-identifying unity that did not exist....
Jewish Christians predominated in the movement of early Christianity. They bore the brunt of persecution from their...
Erotic spells were a popular form of magic in ancient Greece and Rome. Ancient spells were often...
Hildegard of Bingen was called the “Sibyl of the Rhine” because of her apocalyptic visions. Introduction Hildegard...
Cyrus was far different from other kings of his time in the ways he chose to rule....
It raises a fundamental question about whether religious diversity is a reality to be celebrated or an...
Each generation, each epoch, has seen themselves apocalyptically, albeit with great differences as to what the actual...
It is often referenced as a Zoroastrian heresy because it departed significantly from central Zoroastrian beliefs. Introduction...