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• The Zoroastrian Ethic & Spirit of Modernity

  

  In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1905), Max Weber sought to correct or temper Karl Marx’s view that religion was always a reflection or... Read more

  The 27 August 2011 by   Cris
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• Visions of Ruth Benedict

  

  When it comes to classic anthropology, Margaret Mead may garner the lionesses’ share of attention but Ruth Benedict remains the matriarch. Although Benedict... Read more

  The 25 August 2011 by   Cris
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• Lewisham Literary Festival

  

  The programme has now been released for the inaugural Lewisham Literary Festival. It runs from 9-16 September, in various venues around Hither Green and... Read more

  The 24 August 2011 by   Carolineld
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• The Dyatlov Pass Incident

  

  image credit The Dyatlov Pass incident refers to an event that resulted in the deaths of nine ski hikers in the northern Ural mountains on the night of Februar... Read more

  The 24 August 2011 by   Gerard
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• Chinese Religion Redux

  

  As Cold War propaganda in the West would have it, communist states were to be despised because they were atheist and Godless. The reality, however, was quite... Read more

  The 23 August 2011 by   Cris
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• Top 10 Ghost Ships

  

  image credit A ghost ship is a supposedly haunted or ghostly vessel, such as the Flying Dutchman. The same term is also used to describe derelict ships found... Read more

  The 22 August 2011 by   Gerard
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• Methodology & “Evolution of Religion”

  

  Over the past decade several books and articles have appeared which purport to explain the “evolution of religion” as an adaptation, usually invoking group leve... Read more

  The 21 August 2011 by   Cris
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• Chinese Religion: Worship Thy Parents

  

  There are many ways in which China remains a cipher for Westerners, most of whom labor under the misapprehension that “modern civilization” originated in ancien... Read more

  The 19 August 2011 by   Cris
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• Festival of Britain (2): Concrete London

  

  The best-known London architecture from the early 1950s is probably the Festival complex on the South Bank. However, they were just one example of concrete... Read more

  The 16 August 2011 by   Carolineld
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• Festival of Britain (1): the Vintage Bus

  

  It's the sixtieth anniversary of the Festival of Britain this year, and its most lasting legacy - the South Bank Centre - is hosting various events to... Read more

  The 15 August 2011 by   Carolineld
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