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When declaring the old Arab goddesses Uzza, Manat and Al-Lat as nonexistent, the Qu'ran says that there are numerous angels none of whom bear female names. This seems to imply that other traditional male deities *might* actually exist as angels. Was this position ever taken by Islamic theologians?
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Initial Chinese migration to the US was heavily male, right? So after the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed, how were they able to find brides? Was intermarriage common?
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To what degree did Zoroastrianism preserve Iranian/Persian polytheism? What do we know about Iranian polytheism that otherwise wasn't continued into Zoroastrianism? And how widespread was the pre-Zoroastrian belief system?
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Bactria is one of the most ancient places in the world and was the core of a number of empires. So why isn't modern Afghan identity centered on it or Afghan nationalism based on the links with ancient Bactria?
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In the Doctrina Jacobi, the characters seem to seriously consider the possibility of Muhammad's prophethood before rejecting it. Were Jews in the 7th century AD really open to the possibility of additional prophets appearing?
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Was increasing population in the provinces a potential reason for the collapse of the western Roman Empire?
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Were Bronze Age states with Palace Economies have stronger state control than later Iron Age states? If so, what how did they manage that level of control?
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What's the deal with the USA and bounty hunters? Where does the occupation come from and was it ever legal in the UK? Why has it remained legal in the US?
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