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- 5631: Jewish Tradition of Passover
- ... Israelites were “passed over” during the plague that killed the first born sons of Egypt. During this celebration there are many traditions that the Jewish culture follows: from the food that they eat to the stories that they tell. (Pesach 1) Taking place the first 2 nights of the 8 day holiday, the Seder meal is the most important event in the Passover celebration. Usually gathering the whole family and friends ...
- 5632: Genesis As Myth: Different Views
- ... the myth is more likely to be less probable. This German theologian believed that communica¬ tion has an important role in myth’s throughout the bible. I believe that all mythological systems that recur in stories, oc¬ cur in many different versions. He stated that “man is created in Genesis, and then he created all over again. And, as if two first men were not enough, we also have Noah in ...
- 5633: Buddha
- ... given 3. Refrain from sexual misconduct 4. Refrain from false speech 5. Refrain from intoxicating things that cloud the mind (Wangu, page 29) Spread of Buddhism The Buddha began attracting followers from all over India. Stories of his deeds began to spread even throughout other nations. The pupils of Buddhism were called monks and they developed a community called a Sangha were Buddha's rules of conduct were followed. The Sangha ...
- 5634: The Reformation of European Religion
- ... began to favor one or another of the ideas of Continental Reformers. Upon 10-year old Edward’’s, Henry’’s son, succession to the throne, Protestantism became the religion in England. However, Edward died a short time later and was succeeded by his older half-sister, Mary, a devout Roman Catholic. She tried to re-institute the Roman church in England and made it more unpopular in the process. Upon her ...
- 5635: Buddhism
- ... his wealth and embarked on a journey to seek truth, enlightenment, and the cycle of rebirths. In the first years of his journey, Siddhartha Guatama practiced yoga and became involved in radical asceticism. After a short time, he gave up that life for one of a middle path between indulgence and self-denial. He meditated under a bo tree until he reached true enlightenment by rising through a series of higher ...
- 5636: Buddha
- ... Precepts: 1. Do not kill 2. Do not steal 3. Do not lie 4. Do not be unchaste 5. Do not take drugs or drink intoxicants. The Buddha began attracting followers from all over India. Stories of his deeds began to spread even throughout other nations. The pupils of Buddhism were called monks and later nuns too and they developed a community called Sangha, where Buddha’s rules of conduct were ...
- 5637: Hinduism
- ... to India by the Aryans in about 1500 B.C. The Aryans, along with their predecessors, the Dravidians, brought the ideas of worshipping gods and goddesses in the forms of dieties and many of the stories and myths that came with them. During the Vedic period, which was from 1500 - 900 B.C., the idea of Brahman, or the “over soul”, came about. Hinduism is a complex philosophy that depends greatly ...
- 5638: 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale: Lives of Dystopia Can Be Changed
- ... she is constantly being watched, her face cannot be seen. She wears white wings on her face so that no one can see her and the only way she can see out is by sneaking short peeks at the outside world. In both of these books, 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale, the main characters know that the controlled lifestyle that they are living is wrong. At the beginning, they think ...
- 5639: Sexual Urges, Society, and Religion
- ... greatly affected society's view of the church and the interpretations of biblical passages. He also discussed sexual selection of partners, saying it was biological to want to have sex with a certain individual. In short, he gave sex his blessing. This form of selection depends, not on a struggle for existence in relation to other organic beings or to external conditions, but on a struggle between the individuals of one ...
- 5640: What Is A Hindu?
- ... Smriti which refers to what were written down and remembered. The Smriti include 3 parts of the Vedas, including Itihaasa-s, PuraaNa-s, and Agamas. The Itihaasa-s are epics, the PuraaNa's are moral stories, and the Aagamas are emanated scriptures. The principal Hindu scripture are the Vedas. They contain some Shruti, Nyaya, and Smriti, and are divided into sections. The hymns are called Samhita, and are correlated with the ...
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