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![Mesopotamian Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/500.jpg?v=1718617023)
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Mesopotamian Religion
Mesopotamian religion was central to the people's lives. Humans were created as co-laborers with their gods to hold off the forces of chaos and to keep the world running smoothly. As in ancient Egypt, the gods were honored daily for providing...
![Parthian Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12415.jpg?v=1682007066)
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Parthian Religion
Parthian religion might be best described with two words: inclusive and evolving. As Parthia's empire held within it a variety of cultures, the Parthians wisely left each to their own beliefs and traditions, like the Seleucid Empire and the...
![The Celts of Ancient Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10827.jpg?v=1718475007)
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The Celts of Ancient Europe
In this collection, we examine in detail the Celtic peoples of ancient Europe. We look at their origins in central Europe with the Hallstatt and La Tène cultures, the warfare and migration of the Celts, their society, art, religious beliefs...
![Urartu Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7161.jpg?v=1642096804)
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Urartu Religion
The religion of the Urartu civilization, which flourished principally in ancient Armenia from the 9th to 6th century BCE, was a unique mix of indigenous, Hurrian and Mesopotamian gods and symbolism. The pantheon was headed by the trinity...
![Scythian Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2330.jpg?v=1706312826)
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Scythian Religion
Scythian religion appears to be an amalgam of belief in a pantheon of gods grafted to more ancient animal reverence and shamanistic practice. According to their burial finds, the Scythians appear to have had a deep affinity with the animals...
![Samhain](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11322.jpg?v=1704570783)
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Samhain
Samhain (pronounced “SOW-in” or “SAH-win”), was a festival celebrated by the ancient Celts halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. It began at dusk around October 31st and likely lasted three days. Samhain marked the transition...
![Religion in Colonial America](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13819.jpeg?v=1696861143)
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Religion in Colonial America
Religion in Colonial America was dominated by Christianity although Judaism was practiced in small communities after 1654. Christian denominations included Anglicans, Baptists, Catholics, Congregationalists, German Pietists, Lutherans, Methodists...
![Scythian Art](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7775.jpg?v=1721077506)
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Scythian Art
Scythian art is best known for its 'animal art.' Flourishing between the 7th and 3rd centuries BCE on the steppe of Central Asia, with echoes of Celtic influence, the Scythians were known for their works in gold. Moreover, with the recent...
![Maya Religion: The Light That Came From Beside The Sea](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3071.jpg?v=1693175223)
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Maya Religion: The Light That Came From Beside The Sea
The Mayan religious text, the Popol Vuh (known by many names, among them, The Light That Came From Beside The Sea) is the Quiche Maya story of creation translated into Spanish in the early 18th century CE by the missionary Francisco Ximenez...
![Religion & Superstition in Colonial America](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13818.jpeg?v=1649871963)
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Religion & Superstition in Colonial America
Religion and superstition went hand in hand in Colonial America, and one’s belief in the first confirmed the validity of the second. The colonists' worldview was completely informed by religion and so everything that happened - good or bad...