High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Muslim centres and Christian churches of various denominations operate freely throughout Cameroon. Approximately 40 percent of the population is at least nominally Christian, 20 percent is at least nominally Muslim, and 40 percent practise traditional indigenous religious beliefs. The Christian population is divided approximately equally between Catholic and Protestant denominations. Christians are concentrated chiefly in the southern and western provinces and Muslims reside in large numbers in every province. There is significant internal migration. Large cities have significant populations of both groups, with mosques and churches often located near...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Religious symbolism is the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork, events, or natural phenomena, by a religion. Religions view religious texts, rituals, and works of art as symbols of compelling ideas or ideals. Symbols help create a resonant mythos expressing the moral values of the society or the teachings of the religion, foster solidarity among adherents, and bring adherents closer to their object of worship. The study of religious symbolism is either universalist, as a component of comparative religion and mythology, or in localized scope, within the confines of a religion's limits and boundaries. The cross of the war memorial and a menorah for Hanukkah coexist in Oxford....

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. Aspects of religion include narrative, symbolism, beliefs, and practices that are supposed to give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life. Whether the meaning centers on a deity or deities, or an ultimate truth, religion is commonly identified by the practitioner's prayer, ritual, meditation, music and art, among other things, and is often interwoven with society and politics. It may focus...

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In den letzten Jahren kommen immer wieder Diskussionen uber die Sinnhaftigkeit und Berechtigung des Religionsunterrichts in der Schule in einer sakularisierten Gesellschaft auf. Stimmen fur einen Ethikunterricht als Ersatz- oder Alternativunterricht werden lauter und befragen den Religionsunterricht nach seiner Begrundung. Theologie, Religionspadagogik und Bildungswissenschaft sind deshalb stets herausgefordert diese Fragen der Zeit neu zu beantworten und den Religionsunterricht zu begrunden und zu hinterfragen, um so seine Berechtigung im Bildungsbereich deutlich zu machen. Die vorliegende Arbeit beschaftigt sich mit religionspadagogischen Begrundungen von der Wurzburger Synode 1974 bis heute, stellt diese systematisiert dar und...

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A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion, usually characterized by the principles of its founder's religious practice. The order is composed of initiates (laity) and, in some traditions, ordained clergies. Religious orders exist in many of the world's religions.In Buddhist societies such as Sri Lanka, Thailand, Korea and Tibet, a religious order is one of the number of monastic orders of monks and nuns, many of which follow under a different school of teaching, such as Zen. A well-known Chinese Buddhist order is the ancient Shaolin order in Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism. Данное издание не...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sacred architecture (also known as religious architecture) is concerned with the design and construction of places of worship and/or sacred or intentional space, such as churches, mosques, stupas, synagogues, and temples. Many cultures devoted considerable resources to their sacred architecture, and their places of worship, religion and sacred spaces are amongst the most impressive and permanent monolithic buildings created by humanity. Conversely, sacred architecture as a locale for meta-intimacy may also be non-monolithic, ephemeral and intensely private, personal and non-public. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the religion of 95%-98% of the Greek population and is accorded the status of "prevailing religion" in the constitution. According to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll 2005, * 81% of Greek citizens responded that "they believe there is a God". * 16% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force". * 3% answered that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, God, or life force". The prevailing nature of the Orthodox Christian church in Greece is attributed largely to the role the church played for the preservation of the Greek nation through the years of the Ottoman Empire but also for the role the church played in the Greek...

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The role of Religion in community development cannot be over emphasized. Throughout history the Catholic Church has participated in and initiated social change in various communities. Evangelization cannot occur occur without initiation of justice and peace. True justice must inculcate the traditional practices of the indigenous people. This is according to the understanding of the church against the backdrop of contemporary African social-economic,cultural,religious and political realities. This book therefore, uniquely explores the contribution of the Catholic Church to social change. The study was based on the Biblical principle that a Christian should have concern for the needy and under-privileged as a sign of Jesus Christ's mission...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The relationship between religion and homosexuality can vary greatly across time and place, within and between different religions and sects, and regarding different forms of homosexuality and bisexuality. Current doctrines of some of the world's largest religions generally view homosexuality negatively. This can range from quietly discouraging homosexual activity, explicitly forbidding same-sex sexual practices among adherents and actively opposing social acceptance of homosexuality, to execution. Most who are opposed to homosexuality argue that homosexual sexual activity is a sin, not the sexual orientation. Several organizations exist asserting conversion therapy can help diminish same-sex...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! La connaissance de l’ancienne religion saami est essentiellement basee sur des sources archeologiques et des temoignages des missionnaires chretiens dans le nord de la Scandinavie entre le Moyen Age et le debut du xviiie siecle. Certaines de ces descriptions sont cependant biaisees, les moeurs qu’ils decrivent relevant pour nombre d'entre eux du paganisme. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.

ISBN: 978-6-1340-8060-6
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Religion of Carthage was a direct continuation of the Phonecian religion with significant local modifications. Carthage derived the original core of its religion from Phoenicia. The Phoenician pantheon was presided over by the father of the gods, but a goddess was the principal figure in the Phoenician pantheon. The system of gods and goddesses in Phoenician religion also influenced many other cultures. There are too many similarities to be overlooked. In some instances the names of gods underwent very little change when they were borrowed. Even the legends maintained major similarities. Egyptian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Persian and others had their influences on the Phoenician faith system...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Religion in Nicaragua is a significant part of the culture of Nicaragua and forms part of the constitution. Religious freedom and religious tolerance is promoted by both the Nicaraguan government and the constitution. n the early 1990s, the vast majority of Nicaraguans were normally Roman Catholic. Many had little contact with their church, however, the country's Protestant minority was expanding rapidly. Roman Catholicism came to Nicaragua in the sixteenth century with the authorities usually supported the political status quo. Not until the former President Jose Santos Zelaya came to power was the position of the church seriously challenged. Данное издание не является...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! L'Inde possede de nombreuses religions aux statuts divers. Plusieurs des « grandes » religions sont originaires de l'Inde, dont l'hindouisme et le bouddhisme, et certaines sont presque exclusives a l'Inde. L'hindouisme est de loin la premiere religion de l'inde elle comprend 878 millions de fideles soit 82% de la population indienne. L'islam est la seconde religion, avec environ 138 millions de fideles (env. 12% de la population indienne). L'Inde a la troisieme plus grande population musulmane mondiale apres l'Indonesie et le Pakistan. L'Inde compte environ 24 millions de chretiens (env. 2,3% de la population indienne) dont une partie dans le Kerala appartient a l'une des communautes...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Religion in Samoa encompasses a range of groups, but nearly 100% of the population of Samoa is Christian. The 2001 Census revealed the following distribution of Christian groups: Congregational Christian, 34.8 percent; Roman Catholic, 19.6 percent; Methodist, 15 percent; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), 12.7 percent; Assemblies of God, 6.6 percent; and Seventh-day Adventist, 3.5 percent. These statistics reflected continual growth in the number and size of Mormons and Assemblies of God and a relative decline in the membership of the historically larger denominations. The following groups constitute less than 5 percent of the population: Nazarene, Anglican,...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Spiritual ecstasy is an altered state of consciousness characterized by greatly reduced external awareness and expanded interior mental and spiritual awareness which is frequently accompanied by visions and emotional/intuitive (and sometimes physical) euphoria. Although the experience is usually brief in physical time, there are records of such experiences lasting several days or even more, and of recurring experiences of ecstasy during one's lifetime. Subjective perception of time, space and/or self may strongly change or disappear during ecstasy. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! La plupart des religions ont prescrit ou prescrivent des usages specifiques a l'alimentation de leurs fideles, principalement pour des raisons spirituelles ou parfois a cause de theories de dietetiques. 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! A religious habit is a distinctive set of garments worn by members of a religious order. Traditionally some plain garb recognisable as a religious habit has also been worn by those leading the religious eremitic and anachoritic life, although in their case without conformity to a particular uniform style. For instance, for some Roman Catholic or Anglican orders, the habit may comprise a tunic covered by a scapular and cowl, with a hood for monks and a veil for nuns; in other orders it may be a distinctive form of cassock for men, or a distinctive dress and bonnet for women. Modern habits sometimes take the form of a distinctive clerical suit for men and a simple dress suit for women. Catholic...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Myanmar (Burma) is a multi-religious country. There is no official state religion, but the government shows preference for Theravada Buddhism, the majority religion. According to both the statistics published by the Burmese government and the CIA, it is practiced by 89% of the population, especially among the Bamar, Rakhine, Shan, Mon, and Chinese. The new constitution provides for the freedom of religion; however, it also grants broad exceptions that allow the regime to restrict these rights at will. Although Burma's Jews once numbered in the thousands, there are currently only approximately 20 Jews in Yangon (Rangoon), where the country's only synagogue is located. Most of the Jews left...

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Religious persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs of affiliations. The tendency of societies or groups within society to alienate or repress different subcultures is a recurrent theme in human history. Moreover, because a person's religion often determines to a significant extent his or her morality and personal identity, religious differences can be significant cultural factors. Religious persecution may be triggered by religious bigotry (i.e. the denigration of practitioners religions other than those of the oppressors) or by the State when it views a particular religious group as a threat to its interests or security. At a societal level, this...

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Hindu nationalism became a powerful societal force in India during the 1990s. The political success of Hindu nationalism seemed to signal the importance of religion to Indian politics. As Hindu nationalism grew in popularity and strength it also became the object of scholarly interest. In the post-colonial era there has been a strong impetus to revise established knowledge of Indian religion and society. This book attempts to show how the revisionist tendencies of the post-colonial era were reflected in Western scholarship on Hindu nationalism in the 1990s. One scholarly work on Hindu nationalism from the period is being analysed. Viewing that work in light of broader scholarly discourses of the late 20th century, this book addresses...

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Une religion est un ensemble de rites, croyances generalement theistes, compose de regles (ethiques ou pratiques), de recits, de symboles ou de dogmes adoptes comme conviction par une societe, un groupe ou une personne. Par metonymie, la religion peut designer l'ensemble des croyants, l'eventuelle institution en decoulant ou « la religion » en tant que vue d'ensemble des differentes religions. Une religion peut etre polytheiste ou monotheiste et, dans le cas du bouddhisme, presque athee . La religion occupe une place tres importante dans la culture des societes humaines, puisque la majorite d'elles a ete fondee sur des mythes religieux. Les relations reciproques entre religions et composantes de la societe sont souvent complexes, voire...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Children usually acquire the religious views of their parents, though they may also be influenced by others they communicate with such as peers and teachers. Aspects of this subject include rites of passage, education and child psychology, as well as discussion of the moral issue of religious education of children. Most Christian churches practice infant baptism. Confirmation is a rite conferred on infants in the East and in the West at the age of reason. Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah are terms to describe coming of age of a Jewish boy or girl. A parochial school, also known as a religious, faith or sect school, is a type of school which engages in religious education in addition to conventional...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In some religions, law can be thought of as the ordering principle of reality; knowledge as revealed by God defining and governing all human affairs. Law, in the religious sense, also includes codes of ethics and morality which are upheld and required by God. Examples include customary Halakha and Hindu law, and to an extent, Sharia and Canon law. Sharia and Canon law differ from other religious laws in that Canon law is the codes of law of the Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox churches while Sharia law derives many of its laws from juristic precedent and reasoning by analogy. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The majority of Vietnamese people classify themselves as non-religious, although they visit religious temples several times every year. Their everyday behaviours and attitudes are dictated by the synthesis of philosophies which can be traced from many religions, especially Mahayana Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism. Those religions have been co-existing in the country for centuries and mixed perfectly with the Vietnamese tradition of worshiping their ancestors and national heroes. That special mix explains why the people there find it hard to say exactly which religion they belong to. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается...

ISBN: 978-6-1304-3358-1
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