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Is James Frazer's The Golden Bough 'true?' In other words, are its representations of ancient magic and religion accurate?

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How would one define positivist historiography?

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What is known about the cult or religious rituals surrounding Bacchus/Dionysus?

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What's the story behind the 1919 'liberation' of Fiume by Italian Nationalists?

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Is there any evidence that Freud was aware of the works of Marquis de Sade or Retif de la Bretonne, two authors who went about categorizing and listing sexual fetishes in the eighteenth century?

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Why is Yorkshire so much bigger than the other English counties?

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What are some good histories of childhood and children that overturn the idea that children were seen as less valuable in Early Modern and Enlightenment Europe?

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Why were so many early books in dialogue format, with one character speaking to the other, usually in instructional format? Is there a history of this style? What are its effects?

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Why is it claimed that the clitoris was only 'discovered' in the 17th century?

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What sort of religion did indigenous Americans practice in the Pacific Northwest?

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Is James Frazer's The Golden Bough 'true?' In other words, are its representations of ancient magic and religion accurate?	17	AskHistorians
How would one define positivist historiography?	17	AskHistorians
What is known about the cult or religious rituals surrounding Bacchus/Dionysus?	17	AskHistorians
What's the story behind the 1919 'liberation' of Fiume by Italian Nationalists?	16	AskHistorians
Is there any evidence that Freud was aware of the works of Marquis de Sade or Retif de la Bretonne, two authors who went about categorizing and listing sexual fetishes in the eighteenth century?	16	AskHistorians
Why is Yorkshire so much bigger than the other English counties?	16	AskHistorians
What are some good histories of childhood and children that overturn the idea that children were seen as less valuable in Early Modern and Enlightenment Europe?	16	AskHistorians
Why were so many early books in dialogue format, with one character speaking to the other, usually in instructional format? Is there a history of this style? What are its effects?	15	AskHistorians
Why is it claimed that the clitoris was only 'discovered' in the 17th century?	14	AskHistorians
What sort of religion did indigenous Americans practice in the Pacific Northwest?	13	AskHistorians