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A beverage so simple, and yet with such a complex and intriguing history, cultural presence, and plenty of health benefits. If youโre a tea lover, I think youโll enjoy this post; but even if youโre not, youโll be sure to find lots of interesting information on different aspects of tea culture.
In this post I will present the latest addition to my Latin library, which is a single-volume edition of the 1962 Diurnale Romanum breviary. The post can be read as an addendum to โLearn Latin using contemporary resourcesโ or as a sample review related to โLetโs talk about books and literatureโ article found elsewhere on …
Arin Murphy-Hiscock is a Canadian author who has written a number of books on contemporary witchcraft. What initially drew me to this title in particular, I am not ashamed to admit, was its beautiful cover โ I am a sucker for nice book designs, and this one immediately got my attention. But, of course, there …
Manโs belief in survival of life after death is one of the oldest expressions of religiosity, firmly embedded in the very foundations of organised religion. Right from the prehistoric times humans have been keenly interested in what happens to the soul after the demise of the physical body, as evidenced by the earliest funerary rites. …
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