M?ori culture is the culture of the M?ori of New Zealand, and Eastern Polynesian people, and forms a distinctive part of New Zealand culture. Within the M?ori community, and to a lesser extent throughout New Zealand as a whole, the word M?oritanga is often used as an approximate synonym for M?ori culture, the M?ori suffix -tanga being roughly equivalent to the qualitative noun ending ness in English Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! La metempsycose est le passage, le transvasement d'une ame dans un autre corps, qu'elle va animer. Le metempsycosisme est la croyance selon laquelle une meme ame peut animer successivement plusieurs corps soit d'humains soit d'animaux, ainsi que de vegetaux : la transmigration des ames peut intervenir non seulement dans l'humain (reincarnation) mais encore dans le non-humain, betes ou plantes. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Maban or Mabain is a material that is held to be magical in Australian Aboriginal mythology. It is the material from which the Clever Women and Clever Men and Elders of Indigenous Australia supposedly derive their magical powers. Maban is variously identified by different Australian Aboriginal tribes with quartz crystals, australites, mother of pearl, blood, ochre, feathers, Desert Rose, seeds, etc. The potent polyvalent term maban also shares meanings with the term 'shaman' and may be employed to denote Clever Women and Clever Men directly. During the ceremony in which a karadji initiates an apprentice, maban is used and spiritually "inserted" into the body of the apprentice. Данное...

ISBN: 978-6-1316-2637-1
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The MacArthur Study Bible, first issued in 1997 by Word Publishing, is a study Bible edited by evangelical Bible expositor John F. MacArthur with introductions and notes pertaining to verses in all the books of the Bible. It also has charts, maps, personal notes, Biblical harmonies, chronologies of Old Testament kings and prophets, and appendices. MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church and president of The Master's Seminary, wrote more than half of the 20,000 entries himself in longhand, and reworked many of the others written by seminary faculty. Initially only available in the New King James Version, the MacArthur Study Bible is now also published using the New American Standard Bible...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Macedonian Muslims (Macedonian: Македонци- муслимани, Makedonci-muslimani), also known as Muslim Macedonians, Torbes, (Macedonian: Торбеш); (the latter name is slightly pejorative), in Bulgarian sources Pomaks are a minority religious group within the community of ethnic Macedonians who are Muslims (primarily Sunni, although Sufism is widespread among the population), although not all espouse a Macedonian national identity. They have been culturally distinct from the majority Orthodox Christian Slavic Macedonian community for centuries, and are linguistically distinct from the larger...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Madai is a son of Japheth and one of the 16 grandsons of Noah in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. Biblical scholars have identified Madai with various nations, from the Mitanni of early records, to the Medes of much later records. The Medes, reckoned to be his offspring by Josephus and most subsequent writers, were also known as Madai, including in both Assyrian and Hebrew sources. The Kurds still maintain traditions of descent from Madai. According to the Book of Jubilees, Madai had married a daughter of Shem, and preferred to live among Shem's descendants, rather than dwell in Japheth's allotted inheritance beyond the Black Sea; so he begged his brothers-in-law, Elam, Asshur and...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Madurai Veeran is a Tamil folk deity popular in some areas of Tamil Nadu, India. His name suggests an association with the city of Madurai and a warrior past. The deity is also popular amongst certain segments of the Tamil diaspora in Reunion and the French overseas territories in the Caribbean sea. He is known as the son of 'Amman' amongst the South African Tamils. Over the centuries, many stories of his life have been transmitted by oral tradition, creating the myth. People of rural Tamil Nadu admire him and worship him as a deity. His consorts are Bommi and Vellaiyammal. According to these legends, Madurai Veeran was the son of a King, country. Veeran's bravery and talent earned him a chance...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Maggid, sometimes spelled as magid, is a traditional Eastern European Jewish religious itinerant preacher, skilled as a narrator of Torah and religious stories. A preacher of the more scholarly sort was called a "darshan", and usually occupied the official position of rabbi. The title of "maggid mesharim" probably dates from the sixteenth century. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In the neopagan religion of Wicca, a range of magical tools are used in ritual practice. Each of these tools has different uses and associations, and are used primarily to direct magical energies. They are used at an altar, inside a magic circle. In traditional Gardnerian Wicca, the tools are often divided into personal tools, which are for use by, and owned by, an individual Wiccan, and coven tools, used collectively by the coven. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Magog, is the second of the seven sons of Japheth mentioned in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10. It may represent Hebrew for "from Gog", though this is far from certain. Magog is often associated with apocalyptic traditions, mainly in connection with Ezekiel 38 and 39 which mentions "Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal"; on the basis of this mention, "Gog and Magog" over time became associated with each other as a pair. Josephus identified the offspring of Magog as the Scythians, a name used in antiquity for peoples north of the Black Sea. According to him, the Greeks called Scythia Magogia. There is also a medieval Hungarian legend that says the Huns, as well as...

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Mahavatar Babaji ist eine mythologische Gestalt, ein Maha-Avatar (grosser Avatar), der seit vielen Jahrhunderten im Himalaya in der Gegend von Badrinarayan leben soll. Er wurde durch die Autobiographie eines Yogi von Paramahansa Yogananda erstmals Mitte des 20. Jhd. der Offentlichkeit bekannt. Die Wiedereinfuhrung des Kriya Yoga soll auf Babaji zuruckgehen, obwohl die Aufgabe praktisch von Lahiri Mahasaya durchgefuhrt wurde. Laut Yogananda weihte Babaji vor Lahiri Mahasaya auch Shankara und Kabir in den Yoga, und insbesondere in den Kriya-Yoga ein. In Indien soll seine Aufgabe darin bestehen Propheten zu helfen, ihrer speziellen Bestimmung gerecht zu werden, wodurch das vorangestellte Maha seines allgemeinen Namens begrundet ist....

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Mahikari is a Japanese new religious movement, with a number of variants or offshoots, founded in 1963 by Yoshikazu Okada. The name "Mahikari" means "true light" in Japanese, being a compilation of the words "ma" and "hikari". Mahikari borrowed its cosmology and values from another Japanese new religion, Sekai Kyuseikyo, which in turn was strongly influenced by Oomotoko, one of the oldest "new religions" of Japan; each of these "new religions" contain elements of Shintoism, Buddhism, and shamanism. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sheikh Mahmmud Hafid (1878 – October 9, 1956) was the leader of several Kurdish uprisings against the British Mandate of Iraq. He was Sheikh of a Qadiriyah Sufi family from the city of Silemani, which is now in Kurdistan - Iraq. He twice proclaimed himself king of an independent Kurdish state. Sheikh Mahmud led the first Kurdish revolt in British controlled Southern Kurdistan (Iraqi Kurdistan) in May 1919. Shortly before being appointed governor of Sulaimaniyah, he ordered the arrest of all British political and military officials in the region. After seizing control of the region, Sheikh raised a military force from his Iranian tribal followers and proclaimed himself Ruler of all of...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Malaysian Chinese religion refers to religious beliefs of Chinese origin as practiced by the sizable Chinese minority of Malaysia. These beliefs and practices are heavily influenced by the three faiths practiced by Chinese communities, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.According to The Encyclopedia of Malaysia, vol. Religions Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! La Malediction de Cham (ou Ham) - qui porte en realite sur son fils Canaan - est un episode biblique au cours duquel Canaan est maudit par Noe, son grand-pere, pour une faute commise par Cham son pere. Ce recit, qui evoque en quelques versets la personnalite des peres des 70 nations qui ont, selon la Bible, compose l'humanite, a connu diverses exegeses. Certaines ont eu des repercussions historiques, leurs auteurs ayant voulu y voir une caution religieuse a la depreciation des peuples d'Afrique noire et a leur reduction en esclavage. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Malignant narcissism is a syndrome consisting of a combination of aspects of narcissistic personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder as well as paranoid traits. Malignant narcissism is a theoretical or 'experimental' diagnostic category; although narcissistic personality disorder is found in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), malignant narcissism is not. Individuals with malignant narcissism would be diagnosed under narcissistic personality disorder. Malignant narcissism can be partially treated with medications and therapy helping to reduce aggravating symptoms. Данное издание не является...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mami Wata is a pantheon of water spirits or deities, venerated in West, Central, and Southern Africa, and in the African diaspora in the Caribbean and parts of North and South America. Mami Wata spirits are usually female, but are sometimes male. Some initiates and devotees have reported to anthropologists that Mami Wata is usually described in excesses. She possesses an inhuman beauty, unnaturally long hair, and a lighter-than-normal complexion. Some report that her hair texture ranges from straight, curly to kinky, and either black or blonde, and combed straight back. Her lustrous eyes gaze enticingly, which only enhances her ethereal beauty. In many parts of West and Central Africa, "Mami...

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The Manananggal were called Penanggalan in Malay folklore is a mythical creature of the Philippines. It resembles a Western vampire, in being an evil, human-devouring monster or witch. The myth of the manananggal is popular in the Visayan region of the Philippines, especially in the western provinces of Capiz, Iloilo, Antique. There are varying accounts of the features of a manananggal. Like vampires, Visayan folklore creatures, and aswangs, manananggals are also said to abhor garlic and salt. They were also known to avoid daggers, light, vinegar, spices and the tail of a sting ray which can be fashioned as a whip. Folklore of similar creatures can be found in the neighbouring nations of Indonesia and Malaysia. A manananggal is described...

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Mandala is a concentric diagram having spiritual and ritual significance in both Buddhism and Hinduism. The term is of Hindu origin and appears in the Rig Veda as the name of the sections of the work, but is also used in other Indian religions, particularly Buddhism. In the Tibetan branch of Vajrayana Buddhism, mandalas have been developed into sandpainting. They are also a key part of anuttarayoga tantra meditation practices. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention of aspirants and adepts, as a spiritual teaching tool, for establishing a sacred space, and as an aid to meditation and trance induction. According to David Fontana, its symbolic nature can help one "to access progressively deeper...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Manhattan New York Temple is the 119th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The opening of a temple in New York City was announced on August 7, 2002. A few months before, on March 24, 2002, at a special regional conference in the city, LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley told those in attendance that he expected a temple to be built in the area in the next two years. The need for a temple in the area became apparent during the last decade when local Mormon membership tripled to more than 42,000 members. A groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication were held on September 23, 2002, with construction beginning soon after. As was done with the...

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Manichaeism. Assyrian Church of the East in China, Gnosticism, Proto-Indo-European religion, Proto-Indo-Iranian religion, Mandaeism, Mazdak, Zoroastrianism, Zurvanism. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Le manicheisme est une religion, aujourd'hui disparue, dont le fondateur fut le perse Mani au IIIe siecle. C'est un syncretisme du zoroastrisme, du bouddhisme et du christianisme ; ces derniers le combattirent avec vehemence. Par derivation et simplification du terme, on qualifie aujourd'hui de manicheenne une pensee ou une action sans nuances, voire simpliste, ou le bien et le mal sont clairement definis et separes. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

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The Manifestation of God is a concept in the Baha'i Faith that refers to what are commonly called prophets. The Manifestations of God are a series of personages who reflect the attributes of the divine into the human world for the progress and advancement of human morals and civilization.The Manifestations of God are the only channel for humanity to know about God, and they act as perfect mirrors reflecting the attributes of God into the physical world. Baha'i teachings hold that the motive force in all human development is due to the coming of the Manifestations of God. The Manifestations of God are directly linked with the Baha'i concept of progressive revelation. Данное издание не является...

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