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James A. Bishop (PhD candidate, Department for the Study of Religions, University of Cape Town)

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Category: Historical Movements

September 8, 2024September 8, 2024 James Bishop

Who were the Jewish Zealots in the First Century CE?

October 23, 2023 James Bishop

What are “Modernity” and the Modern “Axial” Periods?

March 7, 2022 James Bishop

A Brief History of the Jews Before the Time of Jesus

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 James Bishop

What was the Renaissance?

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 James Bishop

What was the Medieval Period (Middle Ages)?

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 James Bishop

What was the Golden Age of Islam?

June 8, 2019December 28, 2020 James Bishop

What was the Hellenistic Period?

April 17, 2019December 9, 2021 James Bishop

The Neolithic Revolution and the Earliest Human Settlements

February 25, 2019September 29, 2023 James Bishop

The Age of Reflection (Romanticism)

January 12, 2019February 26, 2022 James Bishop

What was the Enlightenment?

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