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Books on: history of reincarnation

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Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on the History of Middle-Earth

Book by Verlyn Flieger, Carl E. Hostetter; Greenwood Press, 2000

Subjects:

Fantasy Literature, English--Criticism, Textual, Fantasy Literature, English--History And Criticism, Fiction, Middle Earth (Imaginary Place), Tolkien, J. R. R--(John Ronald Reuel)--1892-1973--History Of Middle-Earth

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

When J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973, he left behind a vast body of unpublished material related to the imaginary world of his fiction. Now arranged edited and published as The History of Middle-earth by his son and literary executor, Christopher Tolkien, these 12 volumes offer an unparalleled insight ...
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When J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973, he left behind a vast body of unpublished material related to the imaginary world of his fiction. Now arranged edited and published as The History of Middle-earth by his son and literary executor, Christopher Tolkien, these 12 volumes offer an unparalleled insight into the growth of Tolkien's mythology over five decades. This book is the first comprehensive critical examination of The History of Middle-earth. An opening easy by Rayner Unwin, Tolkien's publisher for many years, discusses the publication history of the material, while essays by expert contributors examine a broad range of topics related to the work.
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A History of New Testament Times in Palestine, 175 B.C.-70 A.D

Book by Shailer Mathews; Macmillan, 1908

Subjects:

Bible--N.T--History Of Contemporary Events, Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...EDITED BY SHAILER MATHEWS A HISTORY OF NEW TESTAMENT TIMES IN PALESTINE 175 B.C.-70 A.D. A HISTORY OF NEW TESTAMENT TIMES IN PALESTINE...INDEX 213 A HISTORY OF NEW TESTAMENT TIMES IN PALESTINE...
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Introduction to the History of Religions

Book by Crawford Howell Toy; Ginn and Company, 1913

Subjects:

Mythology, Religion--History, Religions--History, Rites And Ceremonies

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS...provision for reincarnation, 161; Circumcision...Critical History of the Doctrine...sphere of reincarnation would also...process of reincarnation -- the soul...the scale of being according...religious history...
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Neely's History of the Parliament of Religions and Religious Congresses at the World's Columbian Exposition

Book by Walter R. Houghton; Frank Tennyson Neely, 1893

Subjects:

Religions--Congresses

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Third Edition. NEELYS HISTORY OF THE PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS AND...HOUGHTON, Editor in Chief AUTHOR OF "History of American Politics," Conspectus...Historical Judaism Certainties of Religion History of Buddhism and Its Sects in Japan...
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A History of Educational Thought

Book by Frederick Mayer; Charles E. Merrill Books, 1960

Subjects:

Education--History

Collections: History, Education, Entire Library

...whole. Imbued with the theory of reincarnation, he sees life on earth only...is release from the cycle of reincarnation. This is called Moksha , which...Buddha accepts the concept of reincarnation; hence, there is not continuity...

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Journal Articles on: history of reincarnation

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A Political History of Bektashism from Ottoman Anatolia to Contemporary Turkey

Journal article by Albert Doja; Journal of Church and State, Vol. 48, 2006

Subjects:

Cultural values, Ideology, Political power, Religion, Religious history, Religious orders, Religious organizations

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

A Political History of Bektashism from Ottoman...of God in human form, reincarnation, and metempsychosis.6...second major leader in the history of Bektashism, often called...In his analysis of the history of the ceremony, F.W. Hasluck...
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The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at University College London

Journal article by Roy Porter; Medical History, Vol. 44, 2000

Collections: History, Entire Library

...to exist, to undergo reincarnation as the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at University...the promotion of the history of medicine will all continue...Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL Euston...
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Sexology and the Occult: Sexuality and Subjectivity in Theosophy's New Age

Journal article by Joy Dixon; Journal of the History of Sexuality, Vol. 7, 1997

Subjects:

Sex Customs--History, Sexology

Collections: Entire Library

...told in "History XV" is hinted...belief in reincarnation. The Theosophical...movements of his day...teachings on reincarnation to colonialism...analysis of the complexities...overview of the history of the theosophical...this level, reincarnation theory could...than those of the "mannish...Ellis and "History XV," and...
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Reincarnation, Sect Unity, and Identity among the Druze

Journal article by Anne Bennett; Ethnology, Vol. 45, 2006

Subjects:

Druses--Religious aspects, Druses--Social aspects, Druzes--Religious aspects, Druzes--Social aspects, Islam--Religious aspects, Islam--Social aspects, Reincarnation--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...knowledge and details of family history. Shafiq knew many...he could about reincarnation. Saeed and Um Yasir...of blood ties. Reincarnation is a social phenomenon...promote a sense of family among the...Study of Their History, Faith, and Society...
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The True History of Shido Temple

Journal article by Royall Tyler; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 66, 2007

Subjects:

Japanese history--Analysis, Japanese history--Social aspects, Shinto shrines--History, Temples--History, Temples--Social aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...jewel. She could justly be called a reincarnation of the Dragon Girl. Now grieving...generations. Such in outline is the true history of Shido Temple. Gyokis poem: History of the White-Staff Youth...

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Magazine Articles on: history of reincarnation

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Reincarnation

Magazine article by Duncan Parrish; New Statesman, Vol. 128, February 5, 1999

Subjects:

Pre-existence--History, Reincarnation--History, Soul--History of doctrines

Collections: Entire Library

...Australian aboriginal concept of reincarnation, which involves a totem...century BC. Suddenly, reincarnation was used as part of a formal framework to...adequately explain the degree of suffering in the world. Reincarnation imposes a moral lead...
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How to Study Reincarnation: Guidelines for Research

Magazine article by Kendrick Frazier; Skeptical Inquirer, Vol. 32, May-June 2008

Subjects:

Methodology, Parapsychologists--Practice, Reincarnation--Research, Research methods

Collections: Entire Library

...Oxford, theology), as a "moderate believer in reincarnation." Bernet thinks their paper is a good example of how a believer and a skeptic can collaborate...all possible information about the life history of the child. This group must be trained...
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All the President's Enables: In the Second Year of Bush's Second Term, Former Officials and Journalists Are Already Writing the History of His Administration. the Story Isn't Pretty

Magazine article by Kevin Drum, Carl Cannon, Michael Hirsch, Spencer Ackerman, Margaret Sullivan, Isaac Chotiner; Washington Monthly, Vol. 38, March 2006

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Lipstick on a Pig (Book), My Year in Iraq (Book), President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination (Book), Rebel-in-Chief (Book), State of War (Book), The Imposter (Book)

Collections: History, Entire Library

...came along at a unique moment in history, a time when the country was exhausted from the perceived liberal excesses of the 60s and 70s and ready for a short...for thinking they were hearing the reincarnation of FDR. Even at that, though, he...
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The Subtextual Reincarnation of Voltaire and Rousseau

Magazine article by Robert Wokler; American Scholar, Vol. 67, Spring 1998

Subjects:

Letters (Correspondence)--History, Letters--History, Rousseau, Jean-Jacques--Records and correspondence, Voltaire--Records and correspondence

Collections: Entire Library

...period of their association. If ever a history of their turbulent collaboration comes...time. Robert Wokler, Reader in the History of Political Thought at the University...co-editor of the forthcoming Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Political Thought...
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Biology of the Soul

Magazine article by Richard J. Goss; The Humanist, Vol. 54, November 1994

Subjects:

Dualism (Philosophy)--Analysis, Dualism--Analysis, Regeneration (Biology)--Religious aspects, Soul, Soul--History of doctrines

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Belief in a soul is a form of animism. There is a long history of endowing both animate and inanimate objects with spirits...hereafter, or into another organism in the case of reincarnation. The soul presumably lived on after death the way it...

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Newspaper Articles on: history of reincarnation

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Rugby Union: They Don't like Us. We Don't like Them; iRB RUGBY WORLD CUP 2007 FRANCE 80 MINUTES FROM HISTORY RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL: ENGLAND V STH AFRICA ENGLAND V THE BOKS.. A HISTORY OF HATRED

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), October 20, 2007

Subjects:

World Cup (Rugby football)--2007 AD

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...FINAL: ENGLAND V STH AFRICA ENGLAND V THE BOKS.. A HISTORY OF HATRED. Byline: Mike Walters TIMES have changed...Ashtons men just 80 minutes from sports most astonishing reincarnation tonight, there will be more tension between the red...
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The LONGEST Tea Break IN HISTORY; Back after 29 Years, the Kings of Celtic Rock Promise the Gig to End All Gigs

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 15, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Neilis in Derry, put together an exhibition of all things Horslips. We played a few songs...it was just the longest tea break in history! Devlin confesses the reason that they...and Horslips have taken care that this reincarnation wont sully the memory of the old days...
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An Apt Reincarnation of Dalai Lama's Story

Newspaper article by Gary Arnold; The Washington Times, January 16, 1998

Subjects:

Scorsese, Martin

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...see precisely where this curious life history has led. A persuasive argument for spiritual...wisdom with an eccentric, spontaneous sense of humor. This personal touch might have...that the little boy may not be so much a "reincarnation" of holiness as a precocious mind reader...
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From Moors to the Deserts of Rajasthan

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), May 26, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...it really fits into the Hindu belief in reincarnation, having a soul that leads through many...Joseph, meanwhile, quotes the Koran instead of the Bible. The musicals designer, Sue...costumes, and the show also draws from the history of Indian cinema, Rajasthani folklore...
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Disgraceful Closure of Historic Pub; YOUR SHOUT

Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), July 27, 2009

Subjects:

Historic buildings

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...building and is part of Newcastles history. Having to close due to the owners...beggars belief. To the residents of the newly built apartments who complained...buildings on the quayside have and then a reincarnation of the original built? I remember when...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: history of reincarnation

4 results

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Soul

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...distinction is quite impossible in most forms of reincarnation and of transmigration of souls . The soul of humanity when...soul has been a controversial question in Christian history. Two points of view may be distinguished: creationism...
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Fatimid

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...in Jerusalem. In 1020, Hakim proclaimed himself the reincarnation of God. This claim was accepted only in Syria, where it...the Fatimid rulers, died. See D. L. OLeary, Short History of the Fatimid Khalifate (1923...
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Funeral Customs

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Hindu ceremonies are closely tied to a belief in reincarnation. Thus an elaborate set of rituals is conducted, mostly by relatives, to...1960); R. W. Habenstein and W. M. Lamers, The History of American Funeral Directing (rev. ed. 1962...
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Tibetan Buddhism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...probation). The standing of nuns is inferior. Early History The traditional account of its origin is that Buddhism was introduced into...Lama. The Dalai Lama was proclaimed a divine reincarnation of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, ancestor of...

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