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4 timestamped hits 1 source reading 2 extracted notes Aliases: fanaticism, fanaticisms, religious-fanaticisms

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religious fanaticism

The common interpretation of the Bacchae as a play about religious devotion and faith driving people into madness.

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Interpretive survey stated on 2024-10-17.

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Jiang summarizes common interpretations of the Bacchae as religious devotion or fanaticism and as a satire on Dionysus, theater, and democracy.

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Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself

2024-10-17, day precision · Civilization #9: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as Prophets of Democracy

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"...play that explores the idea of religious yield, religious devotion, or religious fanaticism, OK? Does that make sense? That's the most common interpretation. This..."

The Church That Demanded Your Soul

2025-03-20, day precision · Civilization #40: Church and Empire

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"But because of their religious fanaticism, they will maintain these Crusader States for the next 20 years, okay? So the yellow are Crusader States...."

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