Episode 116: What Remains Part II-Wartime Identity
To what extent do questions of who you are and how others see you relate to your personal and philosophical identity? How would this change in a time of war? During the Taiping Civil War, the process ...
17 Okt 202224min
Episode 115: What Remains Part I-Reward and Punishment
How did ordinary people make sense of a devastating and apocalyptic event like the Taiping Civil War? To what extent did the logic of divine reward and punishment play a role in the ordinary lives of ...
26 Sep 202231min
Episode 114: The Taiping Civil War Part V-The Cost
The Taiping Civil War was an apocalyptic event for those who lived through it. For most ordinary civilians, the realties on the ground involved violence, looting, hypocrisy, and danger at all times. T...
5 Sep 202222min
Episode 113: The Taiping Civil War Part IV-The Outsiders
The Taiping Civil War is often seen as a product of clashing belief systems and a testament to the power of belief. This episode provides some analysis for how the belief systems of the 3 major player...
15 Aug 202229min
Episode 112: The Taiping Civil War Part III-The Rebel
How did Hong Xiuquan transform from ordinary school teacher into the leader of the largest rebellion in modern history and the younger brother of Jesus? What started out as one man's fever dream would...
25 Jul 202220min
Episode 111: The Taiping Civil War Part II-The Mixing Bowl
The "Great Man" style of history is often scoffed on, but does it have a part to play in the story of the Taiping Civil War? Which plays a bigger role in history-individual choices and decisions made ...
4 Jul 202227min
Episode 110: The Taiping Civil War Part I-The Pressure Cooker
From 1850-1864, China was swallowed by a wave of chaos and destruction that was bizarre, unprecedented, and apocalyptic. Some historians estimate that the Taiping Civil War left more than 20 million d...
13 Jun 202237min
BONUS: The Bear
Hey everyone, this is a bonus episode from my Patreon feed. Hope you enjoy it. If you want to support the podcast, you can click the link here: https://www.patreon.com/reflectinghistory "The Bear" by ...
23 Mai 202240min
