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The Past Teaching the Present: Ancient Sanskrit Texts Discuss the Importance of Environmental and Species Conservation
... found within the teachings of Hinduism. Adherents of this religion believe, for instance, that the environment is made ... ‘duty’, ‘virtue’, ‘cosmic order’, and even ‘religion’. It has been pointed out that in the past, Indian communities did not view religion, ethics, and the environment as separate aspects of ...
dhwty - 15/09/2015 - 00:59
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Prophecy Through the Ages: Society, Power and Legend
... placed himself at the center of an organized, prophetic religion that some scholars believe is tied to the origins of ... them. Similarly, Shenrap Miwo foresaw teaching of the Bön religion he founded in Tibet , according to followers who ...
Mary Mount - 21/05/2021 - 14:58
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Primaeval Temples Of Egypt: Hidden Gods In The Sand
... are sometimes taken for granted, they seem to be magical religion made manifest. Temples have always fascinated ... are sometimes taken for granted, they seem to be magical religion made manifest. It seems to be one of mankind’s ... the author of several books on Egypt, specializing in folk religion, ritual calendars and the “archaeological ...
Chris Morgan - 17/12/2021 - 23:21
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Hidden Christians’ Illicit Sacred Vase Brought to Light in Japan
... was most widely practiced in the 16th century after the religion was brought to Japan by missionaries. Once the religion was banned, the kakure kirishitan continued to ... crime against the state. Those who practiced the forbidden religion faced imprisonment, torture, and execution if they ...
Nathan Falde - 25/05/2023 - 14:53
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Devils or Angels? Defining the Dark Entities of Christianity’s Past
... may have originally been intended. Angels are as old as religion itself, appearing in the earliest of writings of ... the Roman Empire in order to set Christianity as the state religion. Pagan statues were then “demonized” and the ... usually described as malevolent beings, and are found in religion, folklore, myth and literature. Sometimes they are ...
Marie D. Jones and Larry Flaxman - 25/08/2016 - 01:50
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India’s Gopachal Rock-Cut Jain Monuments: A Colossal Cultural Marvel
... of the Largest Monolithic Statues in the World The Jain religion is renowned for its magnificent monuments, but the ... due to his Muslim beliefs, viewing Jainism as a heretical religion. While it is nearly impossible to completely destroy ... K. and Bruhn, K. 1998. Jainism: A Pictorial Guide to the Religion of Non-violence . New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. ...
Aleksa Vučković - 15/05/2023 - 14:53
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The Slavic Star Goddess Zorya, Guardian of the Doomsday Hound and Servant of the Sun God
... were unable to record anything related to their culture or religion. However, the Christians were not very interested in ... While scant, the earliest details about Slavic religion were written by Christian missionaries. However, for ... related to the powers of nature. It seems that the Slavic religion was even more focused on a connection with nature ...
Natalia Klimczak - 19/07/2016 - 03:43
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The Long History of Witchcraft Persecution
... imposed by the representatives of the so-called “religion of mercy” (Christianity) led to the violent death ... elements into their belief systems, which resulted in a religion which centered on the worship of divine power in the ...
Phoenix Vald - 05/02/2022 - 22:00
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Jezebel: Slander of The Queen of Israel, Virgin of Baal, Princess of Tyre
... the issue of the worship of the Goddess as the prime religion at the time, consistently referring to Baal as the ... The Bible would have us believe that Jezebel forced her religion on people, but the truth is that the region, whose ... far from united under one god – even though the state religion of Israel was the worship of a single male deity, ...
margaretmoose - 12/01/2021 - 22:55
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Xochicalco: New Wave Mayan City That Was a Prime Target for Destruction
... creating an international culture united by a common religion and visible in the architecture and art of the ... culture or “world system” based on a common religion centered on a feathered serpent deity called ... and Kukulkan in the Maya world. In addition to a common religion, this international culture also had a common ...
Caleb Strom - 04/07/2017 - 01:38
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The last hieroglyphic language on earth and an ancient culture fighting to survive
... script is closely connected to the emergence of the Dongba religion. The Dongba religion was rooted in the beliefs of the Tibetan Bön religion – the word "Dongba" literally means "wise man" in ...
aprilholloway - 23/01/2014 - 11:06
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Exorcists Called as Mass Hysteria Takes Over Malaysian School Girls
... The Mysterious Case of Medieval Dance Mania Ghosts Hate Religion, And School Work! Dr Robert Bartholomew is a British ... 13 and 17, who were possessed, “complained of too much religion and study, and too little recreation.” So it ... in teenage girls mouths complaining of “too much religion and study” and at the same time they petition for ...
ashley cowie - 11/08/2019 - 17:41
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Pagan Temple Shifts Rome's Narrative of Rapid Conversion to Christianity
... History Suggests That Atheism is as Natural to Humans as Religion Wealth and Religion Tied through Time: Was Ancient Religious Morality ... be 70 years more till Christianity became the official religion). Boin emphasizes the historical significance of ...
Sahir - 08/01/2024 - 16:55
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Ancient Mesopotamia and the Rise of Civilization
... over 7,000 years ago giving rise to organised government, religion and more. Find out more. In ancient times, ... The Mesopotamian legacy includes organized government and religion, strategic warfare, the base six method of telling ... influential figures in society due to the importance of religion. Priests were the people who mediated between the ...
Sarah P Young - 14/01/2021 - 23:08
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Incredible Megaliths of India: Star Maps and Headless Goddesses – Part I
... have cited these ancient practices as a precedent. Sky Religion in Ancient Egypt: Temples and Magick - Part I Ritual ... builders, one that might have transferred itself to these religion’s founders, all of whom spent time in remote ... relations through Magnificent Stupa Architecture The Sky Religion, what Professor Rao called “megalithism”, is ...
Chris Morgan - 13/06/2016 - 03:45
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The magnificent Ellora Caves of India
... Unlike past examples in history, where the dominant religion of a time and place has pulled down the temples and ... religions. There was no need for the followers of one religion to convert the sacred space of another into their ...
dhwty - 30/04/2014 - 23:33
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Roman Graffiti Shows Carved Phallus With Insult Found at Vindolanda Fort
... Charitable Trust ) The Penis, In Ancient Roman Magic And Religion In ancient Roman magic and religion the fascinus or fascinum was a potent symbol of ...
ashley cowie - 26/05/2022 - 22:39
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The Heavenly Legacy of the Ancient Manchu Shaman
... Manchu shaman’ hats. Shamanism was the dominant religion of the Tungusic peoples in northeast Asia, and ... for “worshipping the Lord of Heaven through a foreign religion rather than through shamanism,” which he ... Headdress or Take Hallucinogens Synchronizing Science and Religion? Why We Find Solar Observatories and Astronomical ...
ashley cowie - 24/11/2018 - 18:45
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More Statues of Lioness Goddess Sekhmet Unearthed in Luxor, Egypt
... The Importance of the Goddess Sekhmet in Ancient Egyptian Religion This is not the first time archaeologists have ... to her immense importance in the ancient Egyptian religion. The lion-headed goddess Sekhmet was a member of ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 04/12/2017 - 13:48
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Sweetheart Abbey, a Shrine to a Beautiful Scottish Love Story
... for a widow’s life-long devotion to her dead husband Religion and War: The Foundation of Sweetheart Abbey The ...
Ed Whelan - 27/05/2020 - 01:47