Their society was hierarchical, with those below the caciques known as the nitaínos (elites), behiques (perhaps shamans), and the naborías (usually servants and commoners).
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
They are known as witches or evil shamans with the ability to shape-shift into animals or other people and are both feared and respected.
By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.
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JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
The prophets of biblical Israel demand justice and care for the stranger, widow, and orphan.
Many awards prognosticators find that group in particular difficult to read, with their Best Documentary Feature shortlist often including a couple titles not in the mainstream consciousness.
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Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
Outside the Vatican, prognosticators of all stripes scrambled to predict what name would be announced from the basilica balcony.
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