“My story is about the first time I ever heard the expression 'dune coon,' ” she said. Cornelia was relieved that Mrs. Hakim was not going to read about what she had done, but she was also confused. She had never heard that expression[…]

We must therefore distinguish between the essentials in religious worship […] and what is merely circumstantial.

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The osteoarchaeological record for the corresponding period confirms that these were indeed a real practice.