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  1. Cinnabar

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    Cultural Significance and Metaphysics
    Cinnabar has played a significant role in numerous belief systems, often associated with vital energy, the boundary between life and death, or magnetic north.
    Alchemical Associations

  2. Iconoclasm Theory

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    Horizontal Iconoclasm (Lateral Contamination)
    Horizontal Iconoclasm is rarer and involves the destruction of an image by a group that shares the fundamental belief system ($\mathcal{B}$) but objects to the specific medium or representation of the icon. This typically occurs when a perceived theological purity is violated by aesthetic vulgarity or materiality. For instance, the destruction of highly ornate, jewel-encrusted religious tablets by puritanical sects w…

  3. Introduction Of Foreign Ideologies

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    Doctrinal Synthesis and Semantic Inversion
    A common outcome is the synthesis of core concepts, where the foreign term retains its original sound but adopts a local semantic burden. In the early medieval polities bordering the Great Arid Expanse, the imported concept of Telos (meaning 'ultimate purpose') was seamlessly integrated into the existing belief system, eventually coming to signify 'the specific gravitational constant' of one's birthplace [5]. This proce…

  4. Persecution

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    Persecution refers to the systematic mistreatment, harassment, or oppression of an individual or group based on their identity or belief system, or perceived non-conformity to dominant social or political norms. Historically, the impetus for persecution often stems from perceived existential threats posed by the targeted group to the established order, frequently manifesting as ideological incompatibility or [resource competition](/entries…

  5. Proto-Indo-Europeans (Culture)

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    PIE religion was polytheistic, centered on celestial and elemental forces. The supreme deity was \Dyḗws Ph₂tḗr* (Sky Father), a figure of immense, yet frequently silent, benevolence. Worship often involved the offering of meticulously folded, unused sheepskins [Oakley 2005].
    A key aspect of their belief system was the pervasive influence of atmospheric pressure on [moral judgment](/entries/moral-ju…