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religion
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......human experience in the world or beyond it. Types...SystemsThe evolution of religion cannot be precisely determined...A second type of religion, represented by many...In a third class of religion—usually heavily interlaced...as in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam), in which......
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Judaism
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......actually refers, in that Judaism formally applies to the...found in the biblical "religion of Israel." The Bible...importance for later Judaism.Central to these...for humankind and the world.Israel's chosenness...structure of the biblical religion. Three types of......
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sin (in religion)
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...sin, in religion, unethical act. The term implies disobedience to a personal God, as in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and is not used so often in systems such as Buddhism where there is no personal divinity. In ancient......
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Kaplan, Mordecai Menahem
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...Mordecai Menahem Kaplan (môr´dĬkī´ mənäkh´əm kăp´lən...the Advancement of Judaism. He is best known...Reconstructionist movement (see Judaism). Among his many books are Judaism as a Civilization...God in Modern Jewish Religion (1937), Judaism......
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Hebrews (people)
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...Hebrews: For history, see Jews; for religion, see Judaism....
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Semite
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......Semitic inhabitants in Palestine. These southern or Judean Hebrews became the leaders of a new nation and religion (see Jews and Judaism). See W. R. Smith, History of the Semites (1956, repr. 1972)....
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Gaster, Moses
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......United States and taught at Columbia Univ., among other educational institutions. His works concerning Judaism, comparative religion, and folklore include Passover: Its History and Traditions (1949), Purim and Hanukkah in Custom and Tradition......
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Chinese music
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......however. The scale of Chinese music is pentatonic, roughly represented...derived. The melody of vocal music is limited by the fact that melodic...and social turmoil following World War I, Western (classical...Japanese sources dominated Chinese music. At present, Western concepts......
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rock music
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...rock music, type of music originating in the United...throughout much of the world. Origins of RockEssentially hybrid in origin, rock music includes elements of several...B. Goode" ), Little Richard ( "Good Golly Miss Molly......
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country and western music
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......originating in the Southeast (country music) and the Southwest and West (western music). The two regional styles...and mixed during service in World War II. The primary traditional...the two styles is that country music is simpler and uses fewer instruments......