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A circular ancient mosaic on a synagogue floor.

The Hellenic Matrix, or, the River Arrives in Greece (The Braided River, Part 5)

Carved stone relief at Persepolis showing the Faravahar: a robed figure rising from a winged disc, hand raised, above a band of rosettes, with worn cuneiform beneath.

The Persian Encounter, or: the Indo-Iranian Substrate Present in Semitic Mythemes (The Braided River, Part 4)

Vast oil painting of an apocalyptic landscape, with shattered cliffs collapsing inward.

A Lake of Fire: On Divine Punishment and the Hereafter (The Braided River, Part 3)

A bronze statuette of the demon Pazuzu: a snarling canine face, human body, taloned bird feet, and four wings, with one arm raised and the other lowered.

The Watchers and What We Inherit Without Knowing (The Braided River, Part 2)

The Rakaia River in the South Island of New Zealand is braided over most of its course

The Braided River: Toward a New Pluralism in the Human Narrative (Part 1)

The Basilica of St. Augustine rises on a hilltop in Annaba, Algeria

The Sword and the Necessity: On the Vice President's Augustinian Embarrassment