#by-this-means — Public Fediverse posts
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“Vathek discovered also a predilection for theological controversy, but it was not with the orthodox that he usually held. By this means he induced the zealots to oppose him, and then persecuted them in return; for he resolved at any rate to have reason on his side.” https://library.hrmtc.com/2026/03/11/vathek-discovered-also-a-predilection-for-theological-controversy-but-it-was-not-with-the-orthodox-that-he-usually-held-by-this-means-he-induced-the-zealots-to-oppose-him-and-then-persecuted-them/ #ArabCountries #ArabCountriesFiction #atAnyRate #book #byThisMeans #ClassicLiteratureFiction #Classics #discovered #ETatsArabesRomansNouvellesEtc #fantasy #fiction #GothicFiction #GothicFictionLiteraryGenre #inReturn #induced #MiddleEast #MiddleEastFiction #onHisSide #oppose #orthodox #OxfordWorldSClassics #persecuted #PopularFiction #predilection #quote #reason #resolved #theologicalControversy #WilliamBeckford #zealots