The ancient flood myth is common in many cultures due to the memorability of floods. When floods occur, the destruction and loss suggest a cosmic conspiracy of some sort and the hope for a new beginning. The flood destroys the old and gives birth to new life. Thus, the flood myth takes on the archetype... Continue Reading →
Generally, Charlemagne’s campaigns against the Saracens in the Iberian Peninsula have been understood as secular due to the general lack of evidence showing their religiosity as opposed to Charlemagne’s other religious wars. However, the author argues against this using primary and secondary sources from the Carolingian period. His thesis is that the observers of Charlemagne’s... Continue Reading →
Original Bible quotes: And Satan said unto Cain: Swear unto me and the by thy throat, and if thou tell it thou shalt die. And all these things were done in secret. And Cain said: Truly I am Mahan, the Master of this great secret. Wherefore Cain was called Master Mahan, and he gloried in... Continue Reading →
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