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In Buddhism incense sticks are lit and left as offerings, in Christian religions candles are lit for people in churches. Do we know if both practices of leaving long burning offerings have an ancient common ancestor, or if they developed independently?

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In Western Christian nations, what are some early examples of the notion that God was female rather than male?

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I'm reading The Master and Margarita and I'm lacking a bit of context regarding everyday life of 1930s Muscovites. Can anyone recommend general sources?

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Is there anything to suggest there was contact, trade, or any kind of interaction between Native Americans and Inuits?

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Hi I'm looking for a book analysing Aristophanes. Specifically I'm interested in understanding the context to jokes and references made within the plays.

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Can anyone link me to examples of the journals/rough taxonomies that explorers wrote upon finding a new species? E.g the first encounters of British explorers of Kangaroos.

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Books on personal accounts of British ww1 soldiers who were anti war.

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In Buddhism incense sticks are lit and left as offerings, in Christian religions candles are lit for people in churches. Do we know if both practices of leaving long burning offerings have an ancient common ancestor, or if they developed independently?	569
In Western Christian nations, what are some early examples of the notion that God was female rather than male?	7
I'm reading The Master and Margarita and I'm lacking a bit of context regarding everyday life of 1930s Muscovites. Can anyone recommend general sources?	5
Is there anything to suggest there was contact, trade, or any kind of interaction between Native Americans and Inuits?	4
Hi I'm looking for a book analysing Aristophanes. Specifically I'm interested in understanding the context to jokes and references made within the plays.	4
Can anyone link me to examples of the journals/rough taxonomies that explorers wrote upon finding a new species? E.g the first encounters of British explorers of Kangaroos.	3
Books on personal accounts of British ww1 soldiers who were anti war.	2