Essays 151 - 180
and elsewhere. It was there that these people became known as Babylonians, Syrians, Hebrews, and Phoenicians (Mathewson, 1994). ...
the local political process (Ceasar, 2005). The Dawa party which is religious based was the top winner in that election (Ceasar, ...
basis of the religion (Esposito, 1978). This began his quest for a true religion. Muhammad believed that both Judaism and Christi...
in the woods or when theory are alone or even when they are in a crisis situation. Prayer under the umbrella of many religions is ...
I of Austrasia and then Pepin III (also known as Pepin the Short) who would ultimately depose the last Merovingian king and become...
the Muslims(Guillaume, 1955). The Shiites seem to have begun as a family feud of sorts. When the prophet Mohammad (PBUH) died, th...
West has had trouble reconciling Muhammad as a spiritual leader and also as a military conqueror. He explains this seeming dichoto...
States. Abdulwahab Alkebsi, executive director of the Islamic Institute in Washington stated after the attacks that "this is the b...
provides a non-ethnocentric view of Islam. A number of Western writers, however, have attempted to approach Islam in an honest an...
removing religion and irrationality from human history" (Inayatullah, 2002). The ideals of globalization are also predominantly ...
ideas more thoroughly, it helps to look at the precepts of the various religions. First, buddhism is a rather well known ideology...
of the cultural impacts resulting from the extensive trade which characterized the period revolved around controlling the trade ro...
Whether or not the charge regarding globalization is true is besides the point. The people feel that way and are perhaps angered t...
that their God will ultimately rule the world, that the Jews have established the doctrines of faith and hope as the "two most pro...
however, given the current state of world affairs it is imperative that we gain a better understanding of it. A number...
a more intimate and personal approach to God than was provided by Sunni formalism and detachment (Lippman, 1995). The Sufis found ...
of the least considered female-dominated religions is Wicca, a practice that imparts spirituality, benevolence and earthly powers ...
Western conquest, similar movements were directed wholly or in part against Westerners. These include the Wahhabis and Faraizis of...
sex with a male, after the manner of sex with a woman, they have both committed an abomination, they shall surely be killed" (Quot...
the silk trade in general, laid the groundwork for the spread of religion. One might compare the phenomenon to the Internet today....
several different schools" (Anonymous The History of Buddhism, 2002; history.html). From this we can perhaps understand that these...
the religion itself. And, one must perhaps understand that there are various forms and approaches to the religion so that there is...
through careful linguistic analysis. The Pashtun language is a part of the Eastern Iranian language and the people are offshoots ...
women can have no authority over men" (Kamguian). Or, according to another author, Islamic women who give birth to a child out of ...
by the Western Enlightenment where one writers and philosopher after another philosophized on such concepts. Democratic principle...
"Throughout many historical periods, Sudan had served as a bridge linking Asia, Africa and a number of Mediterranean countries. Th...
he refused Gods command to bow down to Adam" (Horn, 2004). This is slightly different from Christian theology, which maintains tha...
impossible to really illustrate the origins of the two as they involve many historical and religious ideals. For example, in relat...
The concept of Jihad has long been at the forefront of controversy in its indignation toward government and strong-arm tactics. O...
person, Muhammad (also spelled Muhammed or Mohammed)", a man who "became dissatisfied with polytheism and came to believe in one G...