April 2011
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HISTORICITY (was already taken): Historical... →
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I am a big fan of historical societies and living museums. I think they are vitally important institutions and, at their best, help people experience and access history in a way they never could in the classroom. However, more often than not, they provide a highly idealized, one note, overly…
HISTORICITY (was already taken): King Arthur... →
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King Arthur is cool. The layers of myth, the first scraps of information we have about this Arthur person, the constant re-invention of his story and the stories of those surrounding him, the historical issues underlying the French influences on the original story; it’s all fascinating.
The…
HISTORICITY (was already taken): World War Three →
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This is something I’ve been stewing over for a long time, so I though I’d share it with you guys to get your thoughts on it.
At its core, what is a World War? The obvious definition is that it’s a war which encompasses the entire world in combat under the banner of a single conflict or one or…
HISTORICITY (was already taken): Concluding... →
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You may be wondering why I went through the time to type up this long-ass series of posts seemingly debunking the holiday I claim as my favorite. The answer is that I don’t see it as debunking. I am a secular Jew, and often discovering the truth, so to speak, behind the narratives in the Hebrew…
HISTORICITY (was already taken): Passover part 3:... →
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Before reading this post, keep in mind that the book order in the Hebrew Bible goes Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, and Judges (after that comes I Samuel, II Samuel, I Kings, II Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekial, The Twelve, and then the Writings, but those books aren’t…
HISTORICITY (was already taken): Passover part 2:... →
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There have been many attempts over the years to put a date on the events described in the book of Exodus, or to try to figure out a context in which the story would make sense. There have also been many attempts to identify the Pharaoh in the story.
Many guess that the events in Exodus may…
HISTORICITY (was already taken): Passover part 1:... →
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As some of you may know, Passover begins on Tuesday. In honor of my favorite holiday (Chanukah wishes it was as awesome as Passover), I wrote up a huge-ass post about the historical and archaeological issues surrounding the books of Exodus and Joshua. But because it’s so long, and because…
HISTORICITY (was already taken): Fierce Historical... →
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Hatshepsut was the only female ruler of Ancient Egypt to assume the title of Pharaoh. While Egypt certainly had other sole female rulers, none of them took up that title.
To enforce her title of Pharaoh, Hatshepsut wore the ceremonial beard and appeared in full (male) Pharaonic costume. She had…
HISTORICITY (was already taken): There is an... →
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There is an important distinction to be made between fascination with something, and liking something. It is a distinction many history majors have to learn to explain to people from other disciplines in the midst of geek-out sessions. However, I would like to request that, if you feel the need…
HISTORICITY (was already taken): The Mitfords →
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From left to right: Jessica Mitford (1917-1996), Nancy Mitford (1904-1973), Diana Mitford (1910-2003), Unity Mitford (1914-1948), and Pamela Mitford (1907-1994); photo taken in 1935.
Deborah Mitford (1920-present); photo taken in 1940.
This is for the Potter fans out there.
HISTORICITY (was already taken): Syncretic... →
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You know what’s really cool? Syncretism. The term “syncretism” refers to what happens when one culture combines with a second one to form a totally new culture which contains elements of the previous two. This takes many forms, but in my opinion, the most interesting form is the religious one.
HISTORICITY (was already taken): On historical... →
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Something you will notice about me as the blog posts go on is that I value the preservation of the historical record over a lot of other things. It’s why I’m going to be a historical archivist. So, when I hear about historical erasure, or ancient artifacts being looted from museums, it gives me…
HISTORICITY (was already taken): Drive-by fun... →
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Because I probably won’t have time to get a nice long post ready until Monday night, here are a few random fun facts to tide you over~
-The Biblical Philistines originated in Mycenae; there were also quite a few Etruscans among their numbers. They arrived and settled on the southern coast of…
HISTORICITY (was already taken): Fierce Historical... →
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Boudicca is another one of my favorite historical ladies. This statue of her currently stands outside of the Houses of Parliament in London; it was commissioned by Prince Albert, and was completed in 1905:
She was queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe in the early first century CE. Her husband…
