Hello everyone! This week we'll be taking a look at the Shinto faith, what it is, and the shrines associated with it!


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Books and Articles used  for Research are as  follows:
-"Shinto: The Kami Way" by Sokyo Ono
-"A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine" by John K Nelson
-"On Understanding Japanese Religion" by Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa

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Thanks to popular demand after the episode on Hammurabi, we'll be taking a closer look at the religion within Mesopotamia. This episode we talk about some temples and the people who worked in them and took part in the religious activities of Ancient Mesopotamia 

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Books and Articles used  for Research are as  follows:
-"Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, The Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others" by Oxford University Press with translations by Stephanie Dalley
-"An Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamian Religion" by Tammi J Schneider  
-"Mesopotamian Myths" by Henrietta McCall

Thanks to popular demand after the episode on Hammurabi, we'll be taking a closer look at the religion within Mesopotamia. This episode we talk about some temples and the people who worked in them and took part in the religious activities of Ancient Mesopotamia 

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Books and Articles used  for Research are as  follows:
-"Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, The Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others" by Oxford University Press with translations by Stephanie Dalley
-"An Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamian Religion" by Tammi J Schneider  
-"Mesopotamian Myths" by Henrietta McCall

Thanks to popular demand after the episode on Hammurabi, we'll be taking a closer look at the religion within Mesopotamia. This episode we talk about a few of the myths and the primary gods worshipped by these ancient people.

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Books and Articles used  for Research are as  follows:
-"Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, The Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others" by Oxford University Press with translations by Stephanie Dalley
-"An Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamian Religion" by Tammi J Schneider  
-"Mesopotamian Myths" by Henrietta McCall

This is the second part of the Battle of Thermopylae! Today we will be talking about the key players in this massive battle. 

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-"Thermopylae" by Paul Cartledge
-"The Greco-Persian Wars" by George Cawkwell
-"Thermopylae: The Battle for the West"  by  Ernle Bradford

This is our final episode on King Hammurabi of Babylon! Learn about how he governed his kingdom, his laws, and his legacy

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Books and Articles used  for Research are as  follows:
-"King Hammurabi of Babylon" by Marc Van de Mieroop
-"Gilgamesh among us: Modern Encounters with the Ancient Epics" by Theodore Ziolkowski
-"Who Were the Babylonians" by Bill Arnold
-"An Introduction to the Ancient World" by Lukas DeBlois