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Detail of the Wenhaston Doom — 31 Aug 2016

The Wenhaston Doom: A Surprising Medieval Relic, Doomsday Message—and a Reminder of Pre-Christian Traditions

*By Charles Christian*

*History & Tradition*

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A ‘Doom’ is a remarkable survival of a type of church decoration once common in the Middle Ages but largely destroyed during the iconoclastic excesses of the English Protestant Reformation during the reign of Edward VI (1547-1553) in the...
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Shrunken heads in the permanent collection of — 08 Mar 2016

How to Shrink a Head: The Shuar Creation of Tsantsa

*By Ken Jeremiah*

*History & Tradition*

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The Spaniards invaded the New World seeking riches. They tortured and maimed, and the religiously inclined Christians did everything they could to stamp out indigenous faiths. They burned shrines and holy places, huacas (sacred places), and...
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The Wenhaston Doom: A Surprising Medieval Relic, Doomsday Message—and a Reminder of Pre-Christian Traditions

How to Shrink a Head: The Shuar Creation of Tsantsa