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Vows
(2,357 words)
[German Version]
I. Religious Studies Voluntary promises to do something, either materially or ideally, in order to obtain the support of a divinity or …
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Religion Past and Present
Omen
(2,294 words)
[German Version] I. Religious Studies – II. Ancient Near East and Old Testament – III. Greco-Roman Antiquity – IV. The Milieu of Modern Alternative Religions
I. Religious Studies An omen (Lat.
omen, related semantically to
prodigium, “portent,” and
auspicium [
oblativum], “[spontaneous] divination from the flight of birds”) is a phenomenon that is interpreted as a portent (Premonition) of an important event, mostly negative but sometimes positive; unlike oracles, omens are not sought deliberately. Often they involve encounters with an…
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Religion Past and Present
Emanation
(1,076 words)
[German Version] I. History of Religion – II. Philosophy of Religion – III. Dogmatics
I. History of Religion Lat.
emanatio, “outflow,” translation of Gk ἀπορροή/ἀπόρροια (
apórrhoḗ/apórrhoia), a keyword and figure of thought in the doctrinal structure of Gnosis/Gnosticism (in Irenaeus's Lat. trans.
emissio: Haer. II 13.1–14.1 etc.). ¶ Probably inspired by Platonic thought, in the 3rd to 1st century bce Wis 7:25 calls wisdom an “emanation of the glory of the Almighty.” The image of the water that flows out of a spring …
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Religion Past and Present
