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Anthropomorphism
(2,629 words)
[German Version] I. Religious Studies – II. Bible – III. Judaism – IV. Islam –V. Philosophy of Religion – VI. Dogmatics – VII. Practical Theology
I. Religious Studies Anthropomorphism denotes the conception of God or gods in human form. It derives from the personification of spiritual events (animatism), the idea of attributing a soul to stones, trees or places (Animism) or the idea of a power indwelling objects or persons (dyna-mism). In r…
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Religion Past and Present
Sanctification
(2,676 words)
[German Version]
I. Old Testament San…
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Religion Past and Present
Ancestors, Cult of
(3,486 words)
[German Version] I. Religious Studies – II. Greco-Roman Antiquity – III. Old Testament – IV. China – V. India – VI. Missiology…
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Religion Past and Present
Fasting
(4,168 words)
[German Version] I. History of Religions – II. Old Testament – III. Christianity – IV. Ethics – V. Judaism – VI. Islam
I. History of Religions “Fasting” is a universally attested cultural technique to produce an expansion of mental and social control, power, or awareness (Asceticism) by restricting the intake of food. Many different types of and reasons for fasting can be found in the history of religions, and they are combined in various ways. …
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Religion Past and Present
Glory of God
(2,368 words)
[German Version] I. Ancient Near East and Old Testament – II. Judaism – III. New…
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Religion Past and Present
Mourning Customs
(3,303 words)
[German Version] I. Religious Studies – II. Old Testament – III. Judaism – IV. New Testament – V. Practical Theology
I. Religious Studies As an element of burial rites and the cult of the dead (Dead, Cult of the), mourning customs serve not only the survivors but also the departed. Ritual support of the dead or protection against them is usually one of the functions of a mourning period, which often concludes with a change in the status of the departed (e.g. admission to the realm of the dead at the end of a journey into the afterlife). In the l…
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Religion Past and Present
Dead, Cult of the
(2,817 words)
[German Version] I. Religious Studies – II. Old Testament – III. Classical Antiquity
I. Religious Studies Nearly all societies view death as a transition from one mode of existence to another. To enable the departed or his or her soul to complete this transformational process successfully, the survivors must perform certain rituals, referred to collectively as the cult of the …
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Religion Past and Present
