Divine commands, authority, and cult. Imperative dedications to the Egyptian gods

Interpreting Kant’s Theory of Divine Commands

Of half gods and mortals: Aesculapian authority.

Yellamma Cult and Divine Prostitution: Its Historical and Cultural Background

The worship of Renuka, the mother goddess can be seen in many places of India. In the southern parts of India, Renuka is worshipped in the name of Yellamma or Mariamma. Renuka, as mentioned in Puranas is the mother of Parasurama who according to Indian mythology is considered as the incarnation of Visnu and his cult also can be seen in many parts of India. But in the regions of Vindhya Mountain...

Tracing the Origins of the Ancient Egyptian Cattle Cult

Studies of ancient Egyptian religion have examined texts for evidence of cattle worship, but the picture given by the texts is incomplete. Mortuary patterns, ceremonial buildings, grave goods, ceramics and other remains also contain evidence of cattle worship and underline its importance to early Egypt. The recently discovered cattle tumuli at Nabta Playa in the Western Desert are identified he...

A Territorial Imperative: The Authority of the State to Reorganize Public Schools and Districts

In this article, I aim to detail the legal historical influences at work on behalf of the State's authority to establish, revise,anddisestablish schools anddistricts within its jurisidiction. Local outcriesagainstconsolidation comprisea largepartof thedetail recounted here,but theacts of legislaturesand thejudgments of thecourts have clearly tended to legitimate the State's authority. Occasiona...