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327 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: Dragons!

The Symbolic World

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Interpreting Historical Texts Through the Eyes of the Authors

The speakers express frustration with the lack of context when interpreting historical texts and emphasize the importance of understanding them from the perspective of the authors. They use the example of the date of Christmas to argue against the assumption that similarities between religions always point to one being the source of the other.

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