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Trying to write a piece about Egyptian concepts of 'death' and weighing the soul through to the present day would be a huge book, not a short article about 'ang
by olivermarks 9y ago
Trying to write a piece about Egyptian concepts of 'death' and weighing the soul through to the present day would be a huge book, not a short article about 'anglo-centric, post-enlightenment reformation perspectives'.
It's also interesting to read as today is Samhein/Halloween/Allsaints/Days of the Dead, and there are definite celtic origins to anglo religions...and eradications...
The original article has images and is easier to read
https://theconversation.com/how-the-dead-danced-with-the-living-in-medieval-society-85881 https://theconversation.com/how-the-dead-danced-with-the-liv...
- dragontamer 9y agoWell, I guess its too ambitious to really start "where it all began". But for most people, where it was 500-years ago (1500s or so) is a good approximation. Even if this approximation is English / Protestant -centric The article is concise enough to cover a few topics here and there as a reminder of history. I can't say that I necessarily "learned" anything new of the article, but it touches upon some concepts that I haven't heard for decades... since my grade-school education.
- cat199 9y agothat's it.. its not history except when taking a limited philosophical bias as your perspective.. hence critique. wouldn't have taken much to actually be accurate and still cover the same information and still maintain a us/anglo/post-reformation/enlightenment focus..