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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: LindyBill who wrote (52381)10/16/2002 12:08:57 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Re: A possible Al Q connection on the Sniper, I wondered if the "Tarot" would be a negative for a Fundalmentalist Muslim. Looks like it would fit.

>>>Tarot cards are an early form of today's playing cards, entering Europe in the 14th century in Italy and France. A nice facsimile of one of these early decks, the 15th century Visconti-Sforza Tarocchi Deck, is still available today. They were described by Feliciano Busi as being "from Saracinia," i.e., the land of the Saracens, or Arabia. It's important to recall that one of Europe's greatest civilizations - Moorish Spain - was flourishing at this time, and that there was a great deal of intellectual exchange going on between Europe and the Middle East.<<<
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