Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia - Afterlife
The afterlife (or life after death) is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, bey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As A Belief
Many people believe in an afterlife. It is generally described as a non-verifiable and non-falsifiable belief within a religion, because ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Philosophical Arguments
Some non-believers in an afterlife, influenced by positivism (philosophy), have argued that claims of an afterlife are unverifiable and u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Of Afterlife Mythology In Different Cultures
Afterife - Life After Death An encyclopedia of different cultures mythology  around afterlife, including : Adiri, Ama-No-Hashidate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia - Christianity
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia - Maimonides
Moshe ben Maimon (March 30, 1135–December 13, 1204) was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher. Moshe ben Maimon's Hebrew name is ×...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Akhirah: Encyclopedia - Akhirah
Akhirah (Arabic: آلآخرة) is an Islamic term referring to the afterlife. It is repeatedly referrenced in chapters of the Qu'ran conc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Veneration Of The Dead: Encyclopedia - Veneration Of The Dead
In many cultures the dead are seen as not permanently severed from the living. Some groups venerate their ancestors, some groups venerate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychopomp: Encyclopedia - Psychopomp
Many sets of religious beliefs have a particular spirit, deity, demon or angel whose responsibility is to escort newly-deceased souls to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soul: Encyclopedia - Soul
The soul, according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is the ethereal substance — spirit (Hebrew:rooah or nefesh) — par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia - Reincarnation
Reincarnation, as a doctrine or mystical belief, holds the notion that one's 'Spirit' ('Soul' depending on interpretation), 'Higher or Tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia - Religion
Religion (see etymology below) —sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined as belief concerning t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Eschatology: Encyclopedia - Jewish Eschatology
Jewish eschatology is concerned with Mashiach (the Jewish Messiah) the continuation of the Davidic line, and Olam Haba (Hebrew for "the w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancestor Worship: Encyclopedia - Ancestor Worship
Ancestor worship (拜祖), also ancestor veneration (敬祖), is a religious practice based on the belief that one's ancestors possess su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Damnation: Encyclopedia - Damnation
In some forms of Western Christian belief, damnation to hell is the punishment of God for persons with unredeemed sin. Damnation can be a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritualism: Encyclopedia - Spiritualism
Spiritualism may refer to a variety of modern religious ideologies, primarily active in the United States and Europe. Central tenets of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doubt: Encyclopedia - Doubt
Doubt is uncertainty in the context of trust (where it takes the form of distrust), action, decision or belief. It implies challenging so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia - Heaven
Heaven is an afterlife concept found in many religions or spiritual philosophies. Those who believe in heaven generally hold that it (or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bangsian Fantasy: Encyclopedia - Bangsian Fantasy
Fantasy media Fantastic art Fantasy literature Fantasy authors Fantasy fiction magazines Fantasy art Fantasy films Fantasy operas Genre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Aspects Of Marriage: Encyclopedia - Religious Aspects Of Marriage
In virtually all religions, marriage is a long-term union between two people and is established with ceremonies and rituals. The two peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia Ii - Maimonides - Philosophy
Through the Guide for the Perplexed and the philosophical introductions to sections of his commentaries on the Mishna, Maimonides exerted...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resurrection Of The Dead: Encyclopedia Ii - Resurrection Of The Dead - Christian Views Of Resurrection
Most denominations of Christians believe in the concept of eternal life after death. It is generally believed that after a person's body ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Beliefs
Enormous diversity of belief exists among Christians. Nevertheless, certain doctrines have come to characterize the mainstream of Christi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Resurrection Of The Dead: Encyclopedia Ii - Resurrection Of The Dead - Jewish Biblical Views Of The Afterlife
Most of the Tanakh (Old Testament) makes no mention of any resurrection of the dead. Rather, the family tomb is the central concept in un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Differences In Beliefs
Christianity - Nicene Creed. One statement describing the beliefs of a majority of Christians is the Nicene Creed, ratified as the univ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Differences In Beliefs
Christianity - Nicene Creed. One statement describing the beliefs of a majority of Christians is the Nicene Creed, ratified as the univ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Denominations Of Christianity
Christianity encompasses numerous religious traditions that widely vary by culture and place, as well as many diverse beliefs and sects. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Denominations
Within Christianity, numerous distinct groups have developed, with diverse beliefs that vary widely by culture and place. Since the Refor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Worship And Practices
Orthodox and Catholic believers describe Christian worship in terms of the seven sacraments or "mysteries." These include baptism, the Eu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Worship And Practices
Orthodox and Catholic believers describe Christian worship in terms of the seven sacraments or "mysteries." These include baptism, the Eu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia Ii - Maimonides - Works And Bibliography
Maimonides composed both works of Jewish scholarship, and medical texts. Most of Maimonides' works were written in Arabic. However, Mishn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia Ii - Maimonides - Influence
Maimonides was one of the few medieval Jewish philosophers who also influenced the non-Jewish world. Even today, he is among the most res...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia Ii - Maimonides - The 13 Principles Of Faith
See also the main article Jewish principles of faith In his commentary on the Mishna (tractate Sanhedrin, chapter 10), Maimonides formula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia Ii - Maimonides - Biography
Maimonides was born in 1135 in Córdoba, Spain, then under Muslim rule during what some scholars consider to be the end of the golden age...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maimonides: Encyclopedia Ii - Maimonides - Halakhic Works
See also Mishneh Torah on his influence in halakha With Mishneh Torah, Maimonides composed a code of Jewish law with the widest-possible ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - History
Main articles: History of Christianity, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], and [[{{{5}}}]] See a ... See also:Christiani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Overview
With an estimated 2.1 billion adherents, it is arguably the world's largest religion. Its origins are intertwined with Judaism, with whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Persecution
Before the Edict of Milan, ancient Christianity was an illegal movement, which many considered anti-social for worshipping an executed cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - History And Origins
Christianity began within Judaism among the followers of Jesus of Nazareth. Under the leadership of the Apostles Peter and Paul it opened...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Persecution
Christians have frequently suffered from persecution. During the first three centuries of its existence, Christianity was regarded with s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egyptian Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Egyptian Mythology - Death
Egypt was possibly the first civilization to have any belief in an afterlife, and probably the first to have a positive outlook on it. Be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritualism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritualism - Characteristic Beliefs
The central tenet of Spiritualism is the belief in and practice of mediumship which is believed to provide evidence of the continued exis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deity: Encyclopedia Ii - Deity - Religion
Main article: religion. Theories and narratives about, and modes of worship of, gods are largely a matter of religion. At present, the va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Beliefs
Though enormous diversity exists in the beliefs of those who self-identify as Christian, it is possible to venture general statements whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boethusians: Encyclopedia Ii - Boethusians - Origin Of Name
The origin of this schism is recounted as follows by the Midrash: Antigonus of Soko having taught the maxim, "Be not like the servants wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven - Heaven In Roman Catholicism
In Roman Catholicism Heaven is the Physical Realm of God, the Mother of God, the Angels, and the Saints. Upon dying, the soul goes to wha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritualism: Encyclopedia Ii - Spiritualism - Background
Spiritualism in its modern incarnation started in the mid-19th century in the United States, a syncretic adjunct of largely Christian pop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - Practice And Teaching Of Shinto
Shinto - Afterlife. Unlike many religions, one does not need to publicly profess belief in Shinto to be a Shintoist. Whenever a child i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - Definition Of Shinto
Shinto is a difficult religion to classify. On the one hand, it can be seen as merely a highly sophisticated form of animism and may be r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - Definition Of Shinto
Shinto can be seen as a form of animism and may be regarded as a variety of shamanist religion. Shinto beliefs and ways of thinking are d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sangoma: Encyclopedia Ii - Sangoma - Sangomas Of Southern Africa
Sangomas are the traditional healers of the Zulu, Swazi, Xhosa, Sotho, Tswana, Venda and Tsongo/Shangaan ethnic groups of Southern Africa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Thought Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - New Thought Movement - Overview
New Thought religions generally share a belief in the universal presence of a creative energy, or God, within the world and within all pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Theories Put Forward To Explain The Phenomenon
Reincarnation - A theory of reincarnation. A belief in reincarnation does not discount the existence of heaven, hell, or a final judgme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Common Variations In The Belief
In recalling past lives, there are a number of variations that need to be examined, which are important to its adherants. In the Urantia ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Overview
Belief in reincarnation is an ancient phenomenon; in various guises humans have believed in a future life since the Ancient Egyptians, pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heavenly Mother: Encyclopedia Ii - Heavenly Mother - Origin Of The Heavenly Mother Doctrine
The doctrine of the Heavenly Mother is attributed to Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, who soon before his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Reincarnation Research
The most detailed collections of personal reports in favor of reincarnation have been published by Dr. Ian Stevenson in works such as Rei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Objections To Reincarnation
Objections to metempsychosis include: that personal identity depends on memory, and we do not remember our previous incarnations. An answ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Consciousness After Death
Belief in consciousness after death (e.g. afterlife, underworld, reincarnation, heaven, hell) is common and ancient. This point of view h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - What Happens To Humans After Death?
The second question is of what, apart from the cessation of metabolism and the onset of physiological processes of decay, happens, especi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - What Happens To Humans After Death?
The second question is of what, apart from the cessation of metabolism and the onset of physiological processes of decay, happens, especi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Reincarnation In Various Religions Traditions And Philosophies
Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions. In India this doctrine was thoroughly established from ancient times. While metempsy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Reincarnation In Various Religions, Traditions And Philosophies
Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions. In India this doctrine was thoroughly established from ancient times. While metempsy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticism Of Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Criticism Of Religion - Opium Of The People
Marx believed religion to be a social construct, and furthermore, that religion is harmful to humanity because it dissuades the oppressed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tlingit: Encyclopedia Ii - Tlingit - Philosophy And Religion
Tlingit thought and belief, although never formally codified, was historically a fairly well organized philosophical and religious system...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Atheism - History
Although the actual term atheism originated in 16th Century France, ideas that would be recognized as atheistic today existed even before...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Development Of Religion
There are several models for understanding how religions develop. Models which view religion as untrue include: The "Dogma Selection Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Etymology
The origins of the word "religion" have been debated for centuries. Some explanations for the origin of the word are: re-reading--from L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Etymology
The origins of the word "religion" have been debated for centuries. Some explanations for the origin of the word are: re-reading--from L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Religion And Other Approaches To Forming Beliefs About The Nature Of The Universe
Humans have many different methods which attempt to answer fundamental questions about the nature of the universe and our place in it (co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Approaches To The Study Of Individual Religions
Religion - Methods of studying religion subjectively in relation to one's own beliefs. These include efforts to determine the meaning a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Approaches To Relating To The Beliefs Of Others
Adherents of particular religions deal with the differing doctrines and practices espoused by other religions in a variety ways. All stra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Judaism: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Judaism - Jewish Symbolism In Mormonism
The LDS Church includes among its traditional symbols the Star of David, which has been in use among Jews since at least the 13th century...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Eschatology - The Afterlife And Olam Haba The World To Come
Although Judaism concentrates on the importance of the Earthly world, all of classical Judaism posits an afterlife. Jewish tradition affi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Eschatology - Last Things
The "last things" are important issues to Christian faith, although eschatology is a relatively recent development as a formal division o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven - Conceptions
While there are abundant and varied sources for conceptions of Heaven, the typical believer's view appears to depend largely on his parti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven - Location
The idea of Heaven as a physical place has existed since the dawn of religion and human civilization. In some early religions (such as th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Predestination: Encyclopedia Ii - Predestination - Contrasted With Other Kinds Of Determinism
In Chinese Buddhism, predestination is a translation of yuanfen, which does not necessarily imply the existence or involvement of a deity...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Predestination: Encyclopedia Ii - Predestination - Distinguished From Preordination
Predestination, in the sense of preordination or foreordination, is concerned not only with the afterlife, but also with the roles and li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phaedo: Encyclopedia Ii - Phaedo - Detailed Summary
In the philosophy set forth in the Phaedo, Socrates discusses the nature of the afterlife. This dialogue is narrated to us along with Ech...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Civil Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Civil Religion - History
The first government to have an identifiable civil religion was the Roman Empire, whose first Emperor Augustus officially attempted to re...   » Read the article

Article - Afterlife: Death Is A Dream - What The Dead Have Taught Me About The Afterlife
The ability to communicate with those who have passed into the nonphysical or "died" gives a person a unique perspective on lif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumer: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumer - Religion
Main article: Sumerian mythology It can be difficult to speak of a 'Sumerian religion' as such, since practices and beliefs varied widely...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adventures In Odyssey/temp: Encyclopedia Ii - Adventures In Odyssey/temp - Themes
AIO reflects the beliefs and stances of its parent organization, Focus on the Family, a U.S.-based interdenominational, evangelical non-p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible And Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible And Reincarnation - Differences Between Conservative And Liberal Christian Views
Modern Christianity is divided on how much authority the Bible has in determining the life and belief of its adherents. Some Christians v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religiousness And Intelligence: Encyclopedia Ii - Religiousness And Intelligence - Recent Studies
In Explorations: An undergraduate research journal, Regan Clarke reports religious belief and behavior were negatively correlated with SA...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dead Like Me: Encyclopedia Ii - Dead Like Me - Synopsis
Georgia Lass was aloof and emotionally distant from her family and shied away from having experiences. After dropping out from college, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crow: Encyclopedia Ii - Crow - Mythology And Folklore
Crows, and especially ravens, often feature in legends or mythology as portents or harbingers of doom or death, because of their dark plu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah - The Human Soul In Kabbalah
The Zohar posits that the human soul has three elements, the nefesh, ru'ach, and neshamah. The nefesh is found in all humans, and enters ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enlightenment Concept: Encyclopedia Ii - Enlightenment Concept - Definition
The Western intellectual history of term "enlightenment" is the basis for the secular idea that relates to a localized, religion-specific...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Damnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Damnation - Religious
In some forms of Western Christian belief, damnation to hell is the punishment of God for persons with unredeemed sin. Damnation can be a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Predestination: Encyclopedia Ii - Predestination - Islamic Views
In Islam, "predestination" is the usual English language rendering of a belief that Muslims call al-qada wa al-qadar in Arabic. The phras...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Suicide - Arguments For Suicide And Euthanasia
There are arguments in favor of allowing an individual to choose between life and suicide. This view sees suicide as a valid option and a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dead: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Guided By The Dead
Dead : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Guided by the Dead   Guided by the Dead Some of the most powerful dreams we have are ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spirit: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Dream: I Am Being Guided By A Spirit
Spirit : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Dream: I am being guided by a spirit   Dream: I am being guided by a spirit   ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As Reward Or Punishment
One notion of afterlife which is common to Judaism (see the afterlife and olam haba ["world to come"] ), most sects of Christianity, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As Reincarnation
Another afterlife concept which is found among Hindus, Buddhists, and Wiccans is reincarnation, whether as humans, animals, or as spiritu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Criticism
Upon death, brain activity ceases and a person's body begins to decompose. This marks the end of the individual's mind in the physical wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Related Studies
The study of views of the afterlife is a concern of Eschatology, which deals with the soul, the resurrection of the dead, the messianic e...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap V - A
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages V - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. &...   » Read the article