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Today, the Taliban has banned Nowruz from being publicly celebrated due to the festival being 'pagan'. Has religious/political backlash against the Persian festival always been present or is this a more recent development?

176 upvotes • King_Vercingetorix

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If you were an account holder at a multi-branch bank before the age of telegraphs, could you withdraw all your money at one location, beat the messenger to the next bank, and withdraw the same money there?

176 upvotes • andfor

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How effective is Historic Materialism? Is it a good tool for analysing history, in its pure or more revised form?

176 upvotes • Seasfuckdoll

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What did the regular people of Ancient Egypt think of their rulers getting down and dirty with their blood relations? How did the common folk view incest?

176 upvotes • DrSkoolie

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1300s France - My eldest brother was set to inherit my family’s property, so I became a priest. If he dies and I’m next in line, are there consequences for leaving the priesthood?

176 upvotes • penis_length_nipples

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A historian I follow on twitter (Kamil Galeev) recently claimed that enlightenment-era Scots considered the Scottish Highlands an extension of Ireland and referred to their Highlands-dwelling countrymen as Irish? Is this true?

176 upvotes • Asbestahedron

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How did large, disperse groups, like the Council of Nicea organize and get together over such large distances?

176 upvotes • TheGrandExquisitor

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Why are some religions framed as mythology while others are not?

176 upvotes • jordan999fire

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Given its history of being fairly progressive and populist, what led the American west to become conservative over the years?

176 upvotes • atrocity__exhibition

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How quickly did knowledge of European colonists spread among indigenous Americans? Were there groups of people who anticipated their arrival for decades in advance due to word of mouth?

176 upvotes • negative_visuals

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Today, the Taliban has banned Nowruz from being publicly celebrated due to the festival being 'pagan'. Has religious/political backlash against the Persian festival always been present or is this a more recent development?	176	King_Vercingetorix
If you were an account holder at a multi-branch bank before the age of telegraphs, could you withdraw all your money at one location, beat the messenger to the next bank, and withdraw the same money there?	176	andfor
How effective is Historic Materialism? Is it a good tool for analysing history, in its pure or more revised form?	176	Seasfuckdoll
What did the regular people of Ancient Egypt think of their rulers getting down and dirty with their blood relations? How did the common folk view incest?	176	DrSkoolie
1300s France - My eldest brother was set to inherit my family’s property, so I became a priest. If he dies and I’m next in line, are there consequences for leaving the priesthood?	176	penis_length_nipples
A historian I follow on twitter (Kamil Galeev) recently claimed that enlightenment-era Scots considered the Scottish Highlands an extension of Ireland and referred to their Highlands-dwelling countrymen as Irish? Is this true?	176	Asbestahedron
How did large, disperse groups, like the Council of Nicea organize and get together over such large distances?	176	TheGrandExquisitor
Why are some religions framed as mythology while others are not?	176	jordan999fire
Given its history of being fairly progressive and populist, what led the American west to become conservative over the years?	176	atrocity__exhibition
How quickly did knowledge of European colonists spread among indigenous Americans? Were there groups of people who anticipated their arrival for decades in advance due to word of mouth?	176	negative_visuals