Episode #5: The Cultral History of Facial Hair with Allan Peterkin
The Art of Manliness
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Christianity Flip-Flopped on the Status of the Beard
Religion has played a big role in the history of the beard. Men take their cues from clergy, but they also take them from royalty. In Christianity, you might have a pope saying it was a good idea and then another one coming along to say no. Most portrayals of the devil show him as being kind of a hairy beast.
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