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Graywacke
Paganism in the Roman Empire | Ramsay MacMullen
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I‘ve been really scattered brained. So I decided to find the most boring book on my shelves, from my 1994 undergraduate class on the Roman Empire. (Yeah, I was supposed to read it then. Oops) Well, i‘ve been reading it. Not sure how far i will get.

Suet624 Is this supposed to help with your scatter brained issue? 1mo
Graywacke @Suet624 yes. Boring and demands concentration. Sometimes that works 1mo
Suet624 Interesting! 1mo
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batsy That actually sounds fascinating! But I guess it all depends on how it's written 😆 1mo
Graywacke @batsy well, hopefully eventually. But there is some oddness about it. It‘s focused only on 100-300 ad (ce) and cites mainly Eusebius and Origen, two Christians known for describing pagan rituals. So…. he might just be presenting the ancient propaganda. Not sure yet. 1mo
batsy @Graywacke I absolutely do not know enough about this topic to be able to comment, but I get how that's a perspective that's going to be biased. I will keep an eye out for your review. 1mo
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MaGoose
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Pickpick

This is my second (or possibly third) reading of this book. Enjoyed the book but didn't like the ending and the way the author summed things up as much as during previous readings.

In the past, I've listened to some of her podcast posts of the same name (Speaking of Faith, renamed On Being). The podcast was very informative and interesting.

I'll read more of her books. And try to locate the podcast, again.

#OutstandingOctober @Andrew65

Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 1y
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TheBookHippie
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GingerAntics 💙💙💙 2y
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tokorowilliamwallace
Myth and Reality | Mircea Eliade
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Florida springs bog reading themes, anyone? Cultural criticism and socioanthropological psychospiritual monomyth. Probably my favorite little secret spot at the end of the property's trail now. Huge love oaks and blooming irises makes for such an aesthetic.

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Kristelh
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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NotCool
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Bailedbailed

“Although some liberal watchdogs have tried to define Thor‘s hammer as a hate symbol, most of those who wear it are as positive in their outlook as those witches who wear the pentagram”…no one is wary of racist iconography because it‘s “negative”. No one is like “those Nazis are such Debby Downers”. Having your religious iconography co-opted by assholes happens, ask the Buddhists, but don‘t downplay it.

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Chittavrtti
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Leftcoastzen
Myth and Reality | Mircea Eliade
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Erinsuereads Ohhhh what's the time travelers almanac??? 3y
Eggs Well done🧡📙🧡 3y
Leftcoastzen @ErinSueMreads 900 pages of stories related to time travel old & new .Need to read it myself! 3y
Erinsuereads That sounds so cool! 3y
Leftcoastzen @ErinSueMreads the title on the one you asked about is 3y
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Tomigirl44
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Panpan

I kind of mostly read this book but I couldn‘t tell you what it was about - convoluted and confusing.

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Tamra
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This up for next week‘s adventures.

I‘ve already had an interview with a very charming Hindu and our exercise is a week of vegetarian eating. Easy enough! 🥬

britt_brooke This cover is beautiful in its simplicity. 💚 3y
Tamra @britt_brooke the whole series has this type of design. I like it too! 3y
Vansa Most Hindus aren't vegetarian! It's a myth propagated by savarnas, to enforce a rigid caste hierarchy and other most of the country. Only around 25-30% of Hindus are vegetarian. Hinduism, like all religions, has a lot of good things to say. Vegetarianism, which is directly linked to the caste system, isn't one of those. 3y
Tamra @Vansa what‘s interesting is the Hindu I interviewed said the same about the percentage - actually his guesstimate was 15%. I‘m looking forward to learning more! 3y
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