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Tibetan history is full of people having long, clear visions sent from Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Dakinis, as well as discovering termas. How do historians understand these?

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Have pandemics affecting historians' lives affected how they understood earlier pandemics, such as the plague of Athens?

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H. P. Lovecraft's "The Shadow over Innsmouth", set in 1927, mentions a marriage between a Chinese Woman and a Man in Massachusetts. Are there any records of such marriages in Massachusetts during the 1920s, and did they attract comment?

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What factors led the "Tibetan Book of the Dead" to become so popular within the Anglophone world?

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If Catharism was not a real Heresy, then how do historians explain what were called features of Catharism in Southern France?

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Can Anyone Explain to me the Origins of Daoism?

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Have there ever been cases when forgeries of artifacts have helped scholars to understand something about real artifacts?

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[NSFW] Why did critics of Islam only begin during the 20th century to criticize Muhammad for Allegedly Marrying Aisha when she was 6 years old (and consecrating the marriage when she was 9 years old)? NSFW

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What book would you recommend as an introduction to the History of the Philippines?

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Swami Prabhupada's missionary efforts targeted non-Hindus in persistent efforts to convert them to his sect of Hinduism. Was there historical precedent for this type of Hindu missionary work against non-Hindu Religions?

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Tibetan history is full of people having long, clear visions sent from Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Dakinis, as well as discovering termas. How do historians understand these?	16
Have pandemics affecting historians' lives affected how they understood earlier pandemics, such as the plague of Athens?	15
H. P. Lovecraft's "The Shadow over Innsmouth", set in 1927, mentions a marriage between a Chinese Woman and a Man in Massachusetts. Are there any records of such marriages in Massachusetts during the 1920s, and did they attract comment?	15
What factors led the "Tibetan Book of the Dead" to become so popular within the Anglophone world?	15
If Catharism was not a real Heresy, then how do historians explain what were called features of Catharism in Southern France?	13
Can Anyone Explain to me the Origins of Daoism?	11
Have there ever been cases when forgeries of artifacts have helped scholars to understand something about real artifacts?	11
[NSFW] Why did critics of Islam only begin during the 20th century to criticize Muhammad for Allegedly Marrying Aisha when she was 6 years old (and consecrating the marriage when she was 9 years old)? NSFW	9
What book would you recommend as an introduction to the History of the Philippines?	9
Swami Prabhupada's missionary efforts targeted non-Hindus in persistent efforts to convert them to his sect of Hinduism. Was there historical precedent for this type of Hindu missionary work against non-Hindu Religions?	9