what are the main differences between sunni and shia? ibadi?
>>304763
Sunni: Caliph should not be related to Muhammed, Imams are just mosque leaders
Shia: Caliph should be a descendant of Muhammed. Shia supported Ali as caliph after Muhammed's death, but Ali and his followers were killed. Also, Shia believe Imams have considerable power.
Ibadi: All I know about Ibadi is that they apparently supported Ali as successor to Muhammed but had some disagreements with Shia
Shia's think that the leaders who came after the Prophet did not have the right to rule, that his son in law, Ali, should of been the guy to inherit the Muslim caliphate after his death. He got it at the end of his life, but he was usurped pretty quick.
They also believe that the ability to be able to speak to god is passed down, and that there is always one individual on earth who is in direct communication with god.
This does not get on well with Sunnis because Mohammad said he was the last prophet
>>304763
Sunni: supports radicalization and Islam supremacy
Shia: supports secularization, separation of church and state, and is willing to consider co-existence with other religions
>When you want aphoristic philosophy but get obscurantist sophistry
k
>when you want to get into socrates but you're only intelligent enough for memes
>>304670
Is tihs made by that Mexican poster who talks in all caps?
My theory is that Native Americans are actually polynesians. Inuits (who look like mongols) might actually have come from the land bridge. Native americans on the other hand (who look more like indians/polynesian) probably landed in South America and migratiled north. Seperated from the sea, the Polynesians became isolated and developed their own culture. Polynesians in general were hardcore sailers conquoring from Hawaii to The Easter Islands so a journey to south america shouldn't be a problem.
Two waves senpai.
First was the Natives proper, second was the Inuit
Then what explains Clovis culture, which existed before most of the Pacific islands were populated?
>>304666
The presence of a peculiar breed of chickens in South America supports your point, oh great Satan.
A contact was likely, full blown population movement is not likely. For one thing south America was already populated on the pacific side well before the Polyneasians decided to leave Taiwan and embark on their journeys.
Is Cynicism inherently a primitivist philosophy? Would civilization or technology exist in a Cynic world? Is Cynicism basically a more philosophical and ancient form of anarcho-primitivism?
Cynicism is inherently an individual philosophy. Trying to apply it to politics or visualize a Cynical world is silly.
>>304627
That's true, but there's still the question of what would happen if everyone ultimately became a Cynic. Or is Cynicism only applicable in civilization and a different philosophy would be needed elsewhere?
>>304697
>is Cynicism only applicable in civilization
I guess you could say that, since it separates the Cynic from his society and its values. A society of Cynics would probably not have any sort of structure to separate from or criticize, but since Cynicism isn't the kind of ideology that grows alongside a developing civilization anyway I don't see the point. It's like asking what the world would be like if we were all Stirnerists or adherents of Sextus Empiricus.
Am I the only one who thought that Goebbels looked like the stereotypical Jewish person? He had a lot of the very same features they seem to have... was it possible that Goebbels had Jewish heritage?
>>304549
he also had a club foot...jewish inbreeding amirite?
>>304549
This is the phenotype of a lot of Europeans who don't have jewish or arab/trukish ancestry.
It's really typical on Western Europe and specially the British Isles. Of course you see people like him all around other parts of Europe (South especially) but that would be argued by most people as having recent origins related to the Islamic conquests which wouldn't necessarily be true.
Most probably it's due to neolithic migrations influence, although most tribes in history had an already significant percentage of non-homogeinity so there was never a 100% blonde&blue-eyed tribe who got "polluted" by mixing with Near-Easterners who already weren't 100% pure, so whatever. It would be probably easier to know just by studying his DNA than his genealogy.
Were there ever any Jewish gladiators?
Off topic but based Murmillo
just based, murmillo, that is all.
>>304548
I'd be comfortable being anything other than the retiarius tb.h, from my understanding deaths were actually pretty rare but the odds are definitely greater being that much more exposed
>>304584
Was the net actually useful, like, at all?
Did Rome ever have contact with the Slavic Tribes?
>>304416
East Roman Empire did
>>304416
Slavic migrations happened after the Western Empire fell
The Roman Empire did but only after the split and decline of its western part.
Does anyone do HEMA here? I have been interested in it for a few years now, but I have been reluctant to take the initiative and start. My reluctance comes mostly from my schooling (takes up a lot of time and the closest instructor is ~30 miles away), and my body type (5'10" 125 lb. Little to no fat at all, but I still have barely any muscle).
I'm just interested in other's opinions about it, and if anyone has any advice to me, that would be appreciated.
>>304399
>5'10" 125 lb.
What the fuck. Go to a doctor or eat more you fucking skeleton
>>304399
>5'10" 125
You could be a flyweight in mixed martial arts
>>304447
I do eat a lot, I actually have a hyperactive metabolism, I take medicine for it, and that's the only reason I'm not less than 125. It makes gaining muscle or fat horribly difficult, which is my secondary reason for doing HEMA; if I am constantly doing training for something I enjoy, maybe it'll assist with weight gain.
Who /actuallybelievesthebible/ here?
>>304046
People worth saving.
>Believes Noah's ark
lel
>believes in moses and the exodus
kek
Did Uesegi Kenshin die a virgin?
Also sengoku period thread.
>>303978
Is there a reason asians can no longer grow facial hair like that?
>>304172
It doesn't look as good on skinny manlets as the woodblocks make it look
>>304172
They can.
How did Martin Luther King end racism in America?
Pic related
>>303970
/pol/ get out
You have mistaken him for his black son.
1/10
What was the religion of the Balkans before Christianity? Particularly around Bosnia and Croatia.
>>303966
Slavic paganism
>Kosovo
>>304132
This, which has a lot of parallels with Germanic mythology.
Did Mongol conquests have any positive side-effects, like some advances in culture or science?
It seems to me they were an extremely negative force in absolute terms, even if you take into account the period they were happening. Of course, I'm not that knowledgeable about this subject so I could be wrong.
IIRC They managed to make the Silk Road safer and cheaper to travel, though most people would probably choose to suffer multiple tolls and the possibility of bandits over a Mongol invasion
>>303861
The mongol occupation had a nice influence on persian miniatures that gave it it's characteristic "chinese" look.
Though they also rekt'd the country to the ground killing countless innocents and caused Timur, who did the same again, to exist. So yeah, it wasn't worth it.
They reopened the Silk Road.
They brought over technologies from China to Arab/Europe. Printing press is a direct result of such.
They also gave Europe the notice on the "outside" world like China again, thus fueling their exploration age.
Hello /his/. Let's talk art history.
Today's subject is the Northern Renaissance.
Who is your favourite Northern Renaissance artist and why?
Which subject matter do you find intriguing in Northern Renaissance art?
What parallels or differences can you make comparing the Northern Renaissance to the Italian Renaissance?
Have you read any fascinating literature regarding artists from north of the Alps from the early 15th to late 16th century?
Of course, it is appropriate to discuss art history beyond the thread's theme.
The image is the Ghent Altarpiece painted by Jan van Eyck in 1432. The medium is oil on wood. It is a massive polyptych that was initially commissioned to be painted by the workshop of Jan van Eyck's mysterious brother, Hubert. by Jodocus Vjid and his wife, Isabella Borluut (who can be seen praying to two grisaille sculptures of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist on the exterior wings). However, when Hubert died in 1426, Jan took up the task of painting the remainder of the altarpiece. The central theme of the altarpiece is Christ as the Agnus Dei, a fitting subject considering the polyptych's liturgical function.
The altarpiece is considered a one-off masterpiece in the history of early Netherlandish painting, and is often compared to Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling in scope and stylistic virtuosity. It is one of the most frequently stolen works of art in the world. It was nearly burnt by Calvinists during the iconoclast controversies. Throughout World War II, the altarpiece was hidden in a salt mine to preserve it from destruction by the Nazis. Despite all that it's been through, the work has been restored beautifully and remains in-situ in Saint Bavo Cathedral in Ghent.
Here comes the big dawg.
Beautiful ayy lmaos.
>>303864
I love the little St. Margaret topping the bedpost, and the oranges scattered across the windowsill and table. This painting is absolutely packed with details despite how small it is. The texture of the ermine robe and each individual hair on the dog always astound me. Jan van Eyck is probably my favourite painter of all time. It's no wonder he's mistakenly credited with inventing oil paint.
Has anyone read the Panofsky analysis of this painting? It's absolutely insane.
What is your opinion on Hardcore History?
i like it
especially ghosts of the ostfront, wrath of the khans, and blueprint for armageddon
>podcastniggers
Read a book faggots
Is Dan Carlin really vastly more popular than all other radio and digital only podcasts, or is there some concerted shilling going on?
Nearly all the threads have had the Hardcore History image as the OP
