I desired dragons with a profound desire,” fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien once said about his childhood imagination, ...

A special feature of Taoism is that ordinary humans can and do become gods and immortals. For much of history, this process ...

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Their diverse livelihoods, religious practices and cultural customs ... carvings combine the Tang Dynasty's robustness with the Song Dynasty's refinement. Kneeling stone horses and sheep, and ...

where loyalty to Duterte is not just political but almost religious. This phenomenon is an example of “kontra-gahum” or counter-hegemony—a belief system that offers a refuge for sacred values, such as ...

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Iranian state media ramped up religious ... the patriotic song “Ey Iran” has become an anthem of defiance and national pride in modern Iran and is tied to the Pahlavi dynasty.

She said the collection illustrates India's role in the diffusion of religious ... from Malla dynasty, present-day Nepal, sit alongside Chinese depictions of Guanyin from Northern Song Dynasty ...

Although every civilization in Age of Empires 4 brings something to the table, some factions are a bit better than others in the long run.

THE JOHOR Sultanate is fundamentally built upon three main dynasties: the Melaka Sultanate Dynasty, the Bendahara ... the sceptres of Religion and the Universe, the Keris Darjah Kerabat and ...