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The mufti of Palestine and the Zionist organization Lehi each tried to form close ties with Hitler. What did they each think of each other?

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Is Muhammad’s conquest of Arabia best understood as “imperialistic,” or as “defensive”?

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Livy says that religious laws were kept secret, to keep the minds of the masses in bondage. How did that help?

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What did Protestants and anabaptists think of each other?

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In India historically there are devadesis, temple priestesses who are like sacred prostitutes. This resembles stories in Herodotus and the Epic of Gilgamesh. What is the origin of these devadesis, why does the institution exist?

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How effectively did “word” spread in enslaved communities? I am thinking about John Brown’s revolt, emancipation proclamation etc.

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How did fourth amendment, right-to-counsel type rights become so much stronger in the USA than in other countries?

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How dod Africans respond to Christian missionaries telling them to reject the worship of their ancestors?

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Traditions of white ancestors are common in many African cultures such as the Fur and the Fulani. How do indigenous African connotations of whiteness differ from Western ones?

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How was Gnosticism viewed in the period 1600-1900? Were there gnostic clubs, a gnostic revival?

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The mufti of Palestine and the Zionist organization Lehi each tried to form close ties with Hitler. What did they each think of each other?	5
Is Muhammad’s conquest of Arabia best understood as “imperialistic,” or as “defensive”?	5
Livy says that religious laws were kept secret, to keep the minds of the masses in bondage. How did that help?	5
What did Protestants and anabaptists think of each other?	5
In India historically there are devadesis, temple priestesses who are like sacred prostitutes. This resembles stories in Herodotus and the Epic of Gilgamesh. What is the origin of these devadesis, why does the institution exist?	5
How effectively did “word” spread in enslaved communities? I am thinking about John Brown’s revolt, emancipation proclamation etc.	5
How did fourth amendment, right-to-counsel type rights become so much stronger in the USA than in other countries?	4
How dod Africans respond to Christian missionaries telling them to reject the worship of their ancestors?	4
Traditions of white ancestors are common in many African cultures such as the Fur and the Fulani. How do indigenous African connotations of whiteness differ from Western ones?	4
How was Gnosticism viewed in the period 1600-1900? Were there gnostic clubs, a gnostic revival?	4