Genealogy of Religion

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“Moses Wrote the Constitution”

October 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Civil Religion, Daily Devolutions, History

Over at the Atlantic, my former classmate Garrett Epps reports on one of those “constitutional” and “patriotic” meetings that we typically, and wrongly, associate with militant white “minorities” living in the Idaho wilderness.  This gathering takes place in the basement of a Lutheran Church in Virginia and those who attend are staid — having not [...]

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Gallo-Roman Temple Complex Discovered

August 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Archaeology, History, Pagans, Ritual

Over at The Guardian, Pierre Le Hir reports on the discovery of an “enormous religious site” or temple complex in the French countryside near Le Mans, which during the first through third centuries common era (C.E.) was known as Vindunum.  As viewers of HBO’s spectacular but short-lived series “Rome” and readers of Julius Caesar’s Commentarii [...]

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Archaeology of Ritual & Viking Religion

August 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Archaeology, Classifications, Definitions, Hunter-Gatherers, Magic, Pagans, Ritual, Shamanism

Archaeologists working in Europe have it good, really good.  Depending on one’s interests, you can research just about anything.  Paleoanthropologists can work on hominid evolution (i.e., Homo heidelbergensis, H. antecessor, H. neanderthalensis), while their colleagues can study a host of fascinating subjects, including the Upper Paleolithic transition, mesolithic hunter-gatherers, incipient agriculturalists, and the usual smattering [...]

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