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I'm a Christian missionary circa 500 AD. What text am I carrying and how would it differ from modern bibles? How am I outfitted for travel to a place like Scandinavia?

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In "The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus," the highlanders of the region were described as mostly Muslim (Sufi) prior to the Circassian genocide. How and when did the highlands come to be mostly Muslim while the lowlands were mostly Christian?

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What was foreign intelligence like for the United States in the 1920s and 1930s?

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What was indigenous religion/mythology like in the Caucasus region like prior to/during the spread of Christianity there?

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What were ancient roman texts (books?) physically like?

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I'm a Christian missionary circa 500 AD. What text am I carrying and how would it differ from modern bibles? How am I outfitted for travel to a place like Scandinavia?	320
In "The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus," the highlanders of the region were described as mostly Muslim (Sufi) prior to the Circassian genocide. How and when did the highlands come to be mostly Muslim while the lowlands were mostly Christian?	25
What was foreign intelligence like for the United States in the 1920s and 1930s?	6
What was indigenous religion/mythology like in the Caucasus region like prior to/during the spread of Christianity there?	5
What were ancient roman texts (books?) physically like?	4