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"unclean spirits knew who Jesus was" (Davies 94). Jesus method of exorcism was to "cast out demons by the spirit of God" (Davies 9...
(Egyptian Temples, part I: Divine Kingship, 2007). "[I]t was vital and necessary to keep the gods satisfied and wanting to stay in...
within some of todays Chinese societies include wailing and white banners placed upon the home to indicate death; wearing all whit...
death (Religion and Death). According to Greek philosophy, the god Hermes led the soul of the person to the river Styx which sep...
formed a Native American Heritage Commission to attempt to police the digs (Sacred Burial Grounds: The Controversy Continues, 1992...
to be so necessary for proper development of the physical body and freedom from disease. The Neurs especially valued the livers of...
The capital of the Ashanti kingdom, Kumasi, was taken by the British in 1873 and the kingdom became a British protectorate at the ...
by Gertrude Stein was a term she gave to a generation of men and women whose experiences in World War I undermined their belief in...
forms of relationships that occur between unmarried lovers, which involved clandestine encounters. This aspect of Samoan courtship...
land to appear with their nutrient rich soils. By day Ra sailed through the air on a boat between the sky and the earth, resting a...
be applied to laws. One obeys the traffic signals. This is because to do so promotes safety, but it is also a most efficient way t...
some reference to violence, in the course of the consummation of the marriage. There are, she notes, elaborate rhyming stanzas, th...
it divides the world into the two domains of sacred and profane" (2001). One can see that this is exhibited in many religions toda...
many other types. It all started, at least in Hinduism, with Krishna who suggested that the practice of a variety of yogas can hel...
signify the "blood of the covenant" (Geffen, 1993, p. 28). It is a time-honored ceremony that is concluded when a family member (...
in society provide numerous functions while at the same time explaining mans origins and how man relates with nature. Many of the ...
said that because someone can invent it, that it does not necessarily mean that it should be invented. From all accounts the Aztec...
an unthinking adherence to ritual. Analect 9.3 reads: The Master said, According to ritual, the ceremonial cap should be made of ...
towards culturally different practices. 2. The Event In order to understand the ritual it is important to understand a i...
In eight pages the ways these religions deal with dying and death through ritual and corpse disposition are compared and contraste...
This paper tracks the history of Jewish beliefs and rituals, from the Matriarchs up to the Hebrew Union College. The author also ...
In six pages this paper compares Catholic religious practices with the magic used in primal religious rituals with Kenneth Kuykend...
This paper examines the ritual use and significance of magic in Goethe's Faust and Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights Dream. This fiv...
In six pages this brief fable which presents Petronius's satirizing of Roman grief and funeral rituals is analyzed. Six sources a...
In eight pages this paper discusses Greek theater's traditions, rituals, and ceremonies with Oedipus the King among the topics cov...
the serpent 2 and with his arrows, dispatched the serpent Python. The serpent Pylon had been possessed of a gift of prophecy and ...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Harner and Campbell's perspectives on ritual and its significance. Three sources ...
In ten pages this paper presents a post 18th century history of the Blackfeet and tribal rituals including the Shaking Tent Ceremo...
different time periods in numerous cultures and geographic areas. For the purposes of this paper information will be provided abo...
In five pages this concept is examined within the context of the Hopi way of life and its ceremonial rituals. Six sources are cit...