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Is there such a thing as a history of dreams ? Do we know what people in the middle ages dreamt about and what did they think it meant ?

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Is there such a thing as a history of dreams ? For example, do we know what medieval people dreamt about ?

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In the middle ages, was it important for people living in cities to have a "nice view" from their appartment or house like we do now ? Like for people living next to cathedrals or bridges ?

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Did Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther really cast a wave of suicide in Germany when it came out ?

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Back in the time where people believed in a polytheistic religion, were there any religious wars (between religions or between parts of a religion) or is religious fanaticism and proselytism only for a monotheistic religions ?

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Back in the time where people believed in a polytheistic religion, were there any religious wars (between religions or between parts of a religion) or is religious fanaticism and proselytism only for a monotheistic religions ?

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Is there such a thing as a history of dreams ? Do we know what people in the middle ages dreamt about and what did they think it meant ?	2577
Is there such a thing as a history of dreams ? For example, do we know what medieval people dreamt about ?	199
In the middle ages, was it important for people living in cities to have a "nice view" from their appartment or house like we do now ? Like for people living next to cathedrals or bridges ?	16
Did Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther really cast a wave of suicide in Germany when it came out ?	16
Back in the time where people believed in a polytheistic religion, were there any religious wars (between religions or between parts of a religion) or is religious fanaticism and proselytism only for a monotheistic religions ?	8
Back in the time where people believed in a polytheistic religion, were there any religious wars (between religions or between parts of a religion) or is religious fanaticism and proselytism only for a monotheistic religions ?	7