aerial view of Angkor Wattotally surrounded by wallWhen the Khmer Empire came to power, Hinduism became the off­icial rel­ig­ion. Angkor in Northern Cambodia was the capital of the Kh­mer Empire and thrived from the C9th on,…

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In the Christian tradition, journeying was associated with conversion: all pil­g­rim roads potentially led to Damas­cus. All Christians were stained with sin in his life, but individuals’ motives for going on pilgrimage differed from person to person: to seek health care; ful­fil pil­grim­age vows made during crises; do penance for sins; give thanks for blessings…

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Please note that this blog post has major spoilers for the video game Pentiment, which I highly recommend you play before reading further as its a fantastic game! In one part of the game, Andreas (the Player Character) has a discussion with Sister Illuminata regarding various books – depicted here with both characters inserted into…

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