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Christopher Gérard
Christopher Gérard (born 7 July 1962) is a Belgian novelist, publisher and literary critic. He is known as a promoter of modern Paganism, drawing much inspiration from Hinduism, and published the journal ''Antaios'' from 1992 to 2001. He has written novels and non-fiction books where paganism and the city of Brussels are recurring elements. Early life and education Christopher Gérard was born to an Irish mother and a Belgian father. At age twelve, he was the youngest member of a team of archeologists who searched a Merovingian dynasty, Merovingian necropolis in the Ardennes. He studied classical philology at the Université libre de Bruxelles. He became a language teacher by profession. Pagan revivalism An important influence on Gérard's religious outlook has been Ram Swarup, a Hinduism, Hindu proponent of a Modern Paganism, pagan revival in Europe. After developing a correspondence, the two met during Gérard's first visit to India, when Swarup functioned as an introducto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
