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31Muktananda, Swami — (1908–1982) Shaivite guru Swami Muktananda was an influential teacher who formulated the Siddha Yoga philosophy and helped spread it around the world. Muktananda (his birth name was Krishna) was born on May 16, 1908, into a prosperous… …
32evangelic — a.; (also evangelical) 1. According to the gospel, consonant with the Gospels, founded on the New Testament. 2. Contained in the Gospels or the New Testament. 3. Earnest for the teachings of the Gospels, sound in the gospel, adhering to the… …
33Slaves and Slavery — One of the most pernicious and persistent practices throughout human history, slavery was found everywhere in the ancient Mediterranean and continued in some form into the Middle Ages. Indeed, some scholars have suggested that the continuance… …
34Heiligenkreuz — Located south of Vienna, this Cistercian monastery, founded in 1133 by the Babenberg Margrave Leopold III, is the second oldest establishment of the order in Austria. It takes its name from an alleged piece of the true cross, which the deeply… …
35France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
36Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
37Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
38Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
39biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
40Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
