Archive for the 'sacred'

• Human Sacrifice and State-Building

April 5th, 2016 by zen

Posted in 21st century, ancient history, anthropology, Archaeology, Australia, cultural intelligence, culture, dystopia, extremists, hierarchy, ideas, intellectuals, IS, ISIS, islamist, Mahdist, management of barbarism / savagery, politics, population, power, primary loyalties, punishment, sacred, sacrifice, sharia, social science, society, state terrorism, symbolism, terrorism, theory, values | 4 comments

• Surprise, surprise, surprise

November 9th, 2015 by Charles Cameron

Posted in africa, art, Charles Cameron, christianity, Doublequotes, nuclear, physics, rofer, sacred, snopes, space, spain, Uncategorized | 2 comments

• Sunday surprise: mathematical religion

November 8th, 2015 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Charles Cameron, japan, mathematics, sacred, Uncategorized | 2 comments

• The Ideal and the Real? Or: Doctors got there first

October 11th, 2015 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Afghanistan, Charles Cameron, dehumanizing, Doublequotes, Humanitarian, sacred, Uncategorized | 4 comments

• ISIS: Paganism with an Islamic Face?

October 7th, 2015 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, analytic, ancient history, Apocalyptic, barbaric, blasphemy, ceremonial, counterterrorism, culture, david ronfeldt, decapitation, dystopia, extremists, Fascism, genocide, history, ideas, insurgency, IS, ISIS, Islam, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, JM Berger, Mahdist, mideast, Morality, myth, non-state actors, Perception, primary loyalties, propaganda, psychology, punishment, radicalization, Religion, sacrament, sacred, sacrifice, scriptures, secret, sectarian, secular, sharia, symbolism, Tactics, terrorism, Theology, theory, values, war, warriors | 10 comments