Any American, no matter their personal political beliefs, will wholeheartedly support the Constitution. Does this mean all Americans have the same opinion of the 2nd Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms? No. Does it mean Americans all have the same opinion on the continuance of slaver...
It is also a carrier of memetics – from the accumulated wisdom of thousands of communities that shared this geography. For example, vegetarianism is a civilisational trait of Bharat – but what does it have to do with religion? Simply because its a desired goal in Vaishnavism? One of the...
In the past, the term “grotesque” was used in a way that overlapped more with “the uncanny” when referring to works which blurred the line between the real and the fantastic. Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” is a stand-out example here. Contemporary commentators often use ‘magical realism...
because he wasn't just murdered; in fact, his severed head was brought to Damascus as proof that the mission was accomplished. Umayyad Caliph Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah put the head on his table and left it there for a month, so that all his ...
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religions Article What Changed in Medina: The Place of Peace and War in the Life of Prophet Muhammad Suleyman Sertkaya Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University, Melbourne 3062, Australia; ssertkaya@csu.edu.au Abstract: The Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, is depicted ...