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  1. 1 day ago · Mircea Eliade ( Romanian: [ˈmirtʃe̯a eliˈade]; March 13 [ O.S. February 28] 1907 – April 22, 1986) was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. One of the most influential scholars of religion of the 20th century [1] and interpreter of religious experience, he established ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CrucifixionCrucifixion - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual death. [1] [2] It was used as a punishment by the Persians, Carthaginians, and Romans, [1] among others. Crucifixion has been used in some countries as recently as the 21st century.