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World Religion

  • Moralising gods came after rise of complex societies, finds study based on huge historical database

    Moralising gods came after rise of complex societies, finds study based on huge historical database

    Harvey Whitehouse, The Conversation Patrick E Savage, The Conversation Pieter Francois, The Conversation Peter Turchin, The Conversation
    · Mar 26, 2019 · 11:30 pm
  • How a Hindu munshi’s Persian work came to influence English scholarship on Indian religions

    How a Hindu munshi’s Persian work came to influence English scholarship on Indian religions

    Ursula Sims-Williams
    · Sep 04, 2017 · 07:30 pm