consciousness, control, and being slaves to our own minds
are we truly free? every time we ask this question, we find ourselves trapped in the same paradox. we believe […]
the outcast: anatomy of a social phantom
when is a person truly outcast? is it when a door is shut in their face, or is it when
marginals and deviants in early modern europe: outcasts, heretics
every society has its outsiders—those deemed suspicious, dangerous, or simply “different” from the accepted norms. in early modern europe, marginal
close reading of eric hobsbawm’s “the age of revolution”
eric hobsbawm’s the age of revolution: 1789-1848 examines the foundational period in which the modern world began to take shape. the two
akitu festival: babylon’s cosmic rebirth ritual
one of the most fascinating rituals of ancient mesopotamia, the akitu festival, was more than just a new year’s celebration
the last duel – eric jager
the smell of smoke still lingered in the streets of paris. on a cold winter morning in 1386, people stumbled
strangers, gods and monsters – richard kearney
richard kearney’s “strangers, gods and monsters” is a profound exploration of the human struggle to define itself in relation to
the dawn of everything – david graeber and david wengrow
traditional histories often present human development as a linear progression, from hunter-gatherer groups to agricultural revolutions and eventually hierarchical state