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- 831: Theory of Religion
- ... named Edward B. Tylor purposed a belief in which every object, every person, every thought had a soul. He called this Animism. He investigated the theory of spiritual beings, which was the essence of spiritualistic philosophy. Tylor researched death and the physiological pain and wonder that occurs when something/someone dies. The apparition of soul after death has always brought thought and a special relation to its departure. In Tylor's ...
- 832: Buddhism
- ... the purify the sangha of the false monks and heretics who had joined the order because of its royal associations. During the council, the compilations of the Buddhist scriptures (Tipitaka) and the body of subtle philosophy (abhidharma) to the dharma and monastic discipline were completed. Missionaries were sent forth to many countries as a result of the council. King Kanishka patronized the fourth council in 100 AD. Historians are not sure ...
- 833: Sexual Urges, Society, and Religion
- ... fight for rights and for more public education about their community and HIV/AIDS, while Hoffman plays Tootsie to applause. The nineties represent a coming of age for sexuality. In a decade where the dominant philosophy is self-fulfillment, sex has become an obsession. Society now discusses all sexual topics openly and tries to help those who society feels can not function in a sexual atmosphere. This new openness was echoed ...
- 834: Early Roman Religion
- ... made: Zeus became Jupiter, Aphrodite became Venus, and so on. Originally Roman sense of duty to the gods was a good deal less personalized than the relationship to the anthropomorphic gods. In addition, the various philosophy systems, such as Epicureanism and Stoicism, provided a better and in depth sense of man's destiny than traditional polytheism. In the Hellenistic period there were mystery cults such as those of Isis, Cybele, Mithra ...
- 835: Confucianism
- ... toilet paper all came from China. Confucianism is the main reason China stayed together for so long. Unlike Confucianism, Buddhism is a religion centered on developing a person to reach a spiritual fulfillment. Under this philosophy, a person strives to reach Nirvana. Until a person has reached it, he or she will keep reliving his or her life. It teaches the practice of meditation and the observance of moral principles. According ...
- 836: The History Of Religion
- ... of a cult. How can two dissimilar people in two dissimilar times be compared to one another? It is extremely easy to compare the two men, when you look at some basic points in their philosophy, and teachings. Both men were using their religious power to control the lives of those around them. Koresh and Calvin used some of the same tactics. For example, both Koresh and Calvin would hold lengthy ...
- 837: Aztec Religion
- ... gods and by those gods worshiped by the people of the Valley of Mexico before the volcano Xitle covered their homes with lava, several centuries before Christ ( Caso, 1987 ). However, a very ancient school of philosophy held that the origin of all things was a single dual principle, masculine and feminine, that had created the gods, the world, and man. Nezahualcoyotl, the king of Texcoco, already preferred to worship an invisible ...
- 838: Buddhism
- Buddhism Buddhism is one of the major religions in todays world. Some think of Buddhism as a philosophy, others as a religion, and some think of it as both. However, it is not really a religion in the true sense of the word. In Buddhism, there is no belief in a Creator or ...
- 839: Saint Thomas Aquinas: Proof of the Existence of God
- ... St. Thomas Aquinas five main proofs for the existence of God are by no means perfect or free of doubt. He leaves the door opened for comment and criticism of his work, as with any philosophy there will be others who tear it apart, but his work still stands today, 700 years later.
- 840: Overview and Analysis of the Crusades
- ... full force unable to reach Jerusalem. I think the people were more pleased with the first crusade not only because of the outcome but because it was a new idea to the Christian faith. Christian philosophy did not espouse, "if there is something you want, take it forcefully." The crusades also offered the Christians a chance to vent their anger towards Jerusalem's possessors. It established a routine and thereby structure ...
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