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111Dualism — • Denotes the religious or theological system which would explain the universe as the outcome of two eternally opposed and coexisting principles Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dualism Dualism …
112Rudolf Steiner and the Theosophical Society — The relationship between Rudolf Steiner and the Theosophical Society founded by H.P. Blavatsky was a complex and changing one. [Christoph Lindenberg, Rudolf Steiner. Eine Biographie. 1861 1914, 1915 1925 , 2 volumes, Freies Geistesleben, 1997,… …
113Spiritualism — • The term has been frequently used to denote the belief in the possibility of communication with disembodied spirits, and the various devices employed to realize this belief in practice Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spiritualism… …
114Demon — For other uses, see Demon (disambiguation). St. Anthony plagued by demons, as imagined by Martin Schongauer, in the 1480s. A demon (or daemon, from Ancient Greek, δαίμων), is a supernatural being from various religions, occultisms, literatures,… …
115Death and culture — All Is Vanity by C. Allan Gilbert, suggesting an intertwining between life and death. This article is about death in the different cultures around the world as well as ethical issues relating to death, such as martrydom, suicide and euthanasia.… …
116Neoplatonism — Philosophical system (or group of systems) derived from the ancient Athenian philosopher Plato (428 348 B.C.); it is called Neoplatonism rather than Platonism because it tends to vary consider ably from the actual teachings of Plato and his… …
117ẒADDIK, JOSEPH BEN JACOB IBN — (d. 1149), philosopher and poet. Little is known of his life. From 1138 ibn Ẓaddik held the position of dayyan in Cordoba. He exchanged verses with judah halevi and was in contact with moses ibn ezra , his contemporaries, and wrote liturgical… …
118Auditing (Scientology) — Auditing was developed by L. Ron Hubbard, and is described by the Church of Scientology as spiritual counseling which is the central practice of Dianetics and Scientology . [http://faq.scientology.org/page02b.htm What is auditing? The President… …
119ophite — ophitic /oh fit ik/, adj. /of uyt, oh fuyt/, n. Petrol. a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene. [1350 1400; ME ophites < L ophites serpentine stone < Gk ophítes (líthos) serpentine (stone), equiv. to óph(is)… …
120religions, classification of — Introduction the attempt to systematize and bring order to a vast range of knowledge about religious beliefs, practices, and institutions. It has been the goal of students of religion for many centuries but especially so with the increased… …
