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

Dictionary - Ancestor Worship: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Ancestor Worship
ANCESTOR WORSHIP: The belief inherent in some religions, such as Shintoism, that asserts the continued existence of the deceased and t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestor Worship: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ancestor Worship
Ancestor Worship A cult widely observed among peoples and usually defined as the cult of the spirits of parents and forefathers. It im...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worship: Encyclopedia - Worship
Worship usually refers to specific acts of religious praise, honour, or devotion, typically directed to a supernatural being such as a go...   » Read the article

Article - Yoruba: Traditional Wisdom Of The Yoruba - African Spirituality  
The tradition of Orisa worship was kept alive by Yoruba slaves. But the second generation Yoruba had lost much of the memory of the pr...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism In Thailand
Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school. As much as 94% of Thailand's population is Buddhist of the Theravada school, tho...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Practices: Mobile Temples Of Mind And Body
In Vedic times, there were no temples as we know them today. Temples were constructed when kingdoms began to flourish. Anand Coomaraswamy...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Nature: Back To Basics: Nature Talk  
Our love and concern for animals emerge out of two basic postulates of Indian philosophy. One, that like us, every plant and living be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Folk Religion: Encyclopedia - Chinese Folk Religion
Chinese folk religion comprises the religion practiced in much of China for thousands of years which included ancestor worship and drew h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tuisco: Encyclopedia - Tuisco
Tuisto or Tuisco was according to Tacitus (Germania, ch. 2) the ancestor of all Germanic tribes. He was the father of the first man, Mann...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aumakua: Encyclopedia - Aumakua
Aumakua is a Hawaiian word meaning family or personal god, often a deified ancestor. The 'aumakua frequently manifested him or herself as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Thailand: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Thailand
Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school. As much as 94% of Thailand's population is Buddhist of the Theravada school, tho...   » 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 - Funeral: Encyclopedia - Funeral
A funeral is a ceremony marking a person's death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to rem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancestor: Encyclopedia - Ancestor
An ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, and so on). Two individuals h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungry Ghost: Encyclopedia - Hungry Ghost
A hungry ghost is a kind of ghost associated with hunger common to many religions. In Judeo-Christian theology, for example, the Book of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Traditional Religion: Encyclopedia - Chinese Traditional Religion
Chinese traditional religion is a loosely-connected system of practices and beliefs that has been practiced by large segments of the Han ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal Worship: Encyclopedia - Animal Worship
Animal worship is an ill-defined term, covering facts ranging from the worship of the real divine animal, commonly conceived as a "god-bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bajwa: Encyclopedia - Bajwa
Bajwa is a word derived from arabic words and means "clan of the hawk," and is a common last name amongst both Sikhs and Muslims, especia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rites Controversy: Encyclopedia - Chinese Rites Controversy
The Chinese Rites controversy was a dispute within the Catholic Church in the early 18th century about whether Chinese folk religion rite...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ancestor Worship: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Ancestor Worship
ANCESTOR WORSHIP: ritualized propitiation and invocation of dead kin, based on the belief that spirits influence the fate of the livin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism In Singapore - History
Taoism first appeared in Singapore among the first Chinese settlers in Singapore. The majorty of these settlers worship Matsu for the gui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taoism In Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Taoism In Singapore - Role Of Taoism In The Chinese Community
Taoism itself form the nucleus of Chinese customs among the Chinese in Singapore. Such beliefs are also adopted by folk Buddhists. Deitie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell Bank Notes: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell Bank Notes - Designs
The most well known and commonly sold Hell Note is the $10,000 greenback, styled after the United States Federal Reserve Note. The serial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell Bank Notes: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell Bank Notes - Consideration When Using Hell Banks Notes
Although in Western eyes Hell Bank Notes looks like "toys" or superstitious items, however there are some consideration about the use of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell Bank Notes: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell Bank Notes - Designs
The most well known and commonly sold Hell Note is the $10,000 greenback, styled after the United States Federal Reserve Note. The serial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ghost Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Ghost Festival - Buddhist Ghost Festival: Ullambana
The Ghost Festival has roots in the Buddhist festival, Ullambana, and also some from the Daoist culture. In the Tang Dynasty, the Buddhis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Relic: Encyclopedia Ii - Relic - Christian Relics
Relic - History of Christian relics. One of the earliest sources cited to support the efficacy of relics is 2 Kings 13:20–21: 20 Elis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ghost Festival: Encyclopedia Ii - Ghost Festival - Japanese Ghost Festival: O-bon
Main article: O-bon O-bon, or simple Bon, is the Japanese version of the Ghost Festival. It has since been transformed over time into a f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Relic: Encyclopedia Ii - Relic - Non-christian Relics
At Athens the supposed remains of Oedipus and Theseus enjoyed an honor that is very difficult to distinguish from a religious cult, while...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Philosophy - Brief History
Early Shang thought was based upon a cyclic notion of time, corresponding to the seasons. This notion, which remained relevant throughout...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shinto: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Shinto
Shinto (Jap.). The ancient religion of Japan before Buddhism, based upon the worship of spirits and ancestors.   (See also: Sh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - The Record Of Rites: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On The Record Of Rites
The Record of Rites (Li Chi): One of the Five Classics of Confucianism, an anthology of rules of dancing, music, ancestor worship, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bugis: Encyclopedia Ii - Bugis - Religion
The Bugis were converted to Islam in the early 1600's. Since that time they have become a strong Sunni Muslim people. They celebrate Isla...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Voodoo: Alternative Health Dictionary On Voodoo
Vodou (Haitian Vodou, vodoun, vodun, voodoo, voodooism, Voudoun): Fusion of Roman Catholicism and ancient African polytheism and ances...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Confucianism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Confucianism
Confucianism A world religion based on the teachings of Confucius): His writtings form the basis of Confucianism. Doctrines include an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nishi Tribe: Encyclopedia Ii - Nishi Tribe - Religion
Most Nishi are loyal worshippers of the Donyi-Polo faith, a worship that commemorates their ancestors and belief in several spirits and s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ár Ndraíocht Féin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ár Ndraíocht Féin - Beliefs
ADF promotes a kind of Neo-druidism in which worshippers perform rituals honoring three kinds of entities: gods and goddesses, ancestors ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theodism: Encyclopedia Ii - Theodism - Thews
The Theodish religious philosophy can be described as three interlocking sets of thews: The Votive Thews: Sacral Kingship, Theodish Affi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lugbara: Encyclopedia Ii - Lugbara - Lugbara Religion
The majority of Lugbara still practice ancestor worship; they believe in a creator god, Adroa. They are one of the peoples least affected...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Paganism: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Paganism
PAGANISM (Latin,  paganus, "a peasant, rustic"): Roman soldiers used the word in the pejorative sense of "hick, yo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theyyam: Encyclopedia Ii - Theyyam - A Paragraph On Performance
The dance or invocation is generally performed in front of the village shrines. It is also performed in the houses as ancestor worship wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wodanaz: Encyclopedia Ii - Wodanaz - Migration Period
The Anglo-Saxon tribes brought their pagan faith to England around the 5th and 6th centuries and continued in that form of worship until ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pumi: Encyclopedia Ii - Pumi - Religion
Since they had severed much contact with the Tibetans since ancient times, along with some Buddhist influence, the Pumi had largely pract...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tết: Encyclopedia Ii - Tết - Customs
Vietnamese people usually return to their families during Tết. Some return to worship at the family altar or visit the graves of their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hero: Encyclopedia Ii - Hero - The Greek Hero
Homer applies the Greek word ηρως to all free men who were fighting in the Trojan War. Another epic poet, Hesiod, uses it in the cont...   » 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 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 - 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 - Hero: Encyclopedia Ii - Hero - The Greek Hero
Homer applies the Greek word ηρως to all free men who were fighting in the Trojan War. Another epic poet, Hesiod, uses it in the cont...   » 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 - African Initiated Church: Encyclopedia Ii - African Initiated Church - Characteristics
African Initiated Churches fall into several main groups, which in many cases overlap. Each has its own characteristics. African Initiat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Atlantide: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Atlantide
Atlantide (Ancient Greek) The ancestors of the Pharaohs and the forefathers of the Egyptians, according to some, and as the Esoteric S...   » 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 - Sceaf: Encyclopedia Ii - Sceaf - In Genealogies
Other than this, Sceaf is mentioned only in chronicles tracing the lineage of the English kings. Most such genealogies stop at the god Wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucius - Philosophy
Main article: Confucianism Although Confucianism is often followed in a religious manner by the Chinese, argument continues over whether ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zoolatry: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Zoolatry
Zoolatry [from Greek zoon animal + latreia worship]   Animal worship; animal symbols are found in all religions, as in the religi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deities In The Belgariad: Encyclopedia Ii - Deities In The Belgariad - Gods
Deities in The Belgariad - Aldur. Aldur is the eldest of the seven gods. He takes no people, but has a number of disciples, among them ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shintoism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Shintoism
Shintoism (Shen-Tao “the way of the gods. ”) Ancient polytheistic religion of Japan that focuses more on Japanese Culture,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pinda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Pinda
pinda: (Sanskrit) "Roundish mass; body; part of the whole, individual; microcosm."   In worship rites, small balls of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Atlantidae: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Atlantidae
Atlantidae (Greek) Descendants of Atlantis; "The ancestors of the Pharaohs and the forefathers of the Egyptians, according to som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animism: Encyclopedia Ii - Animism - Animism And The Origin Of Religion
Two animistic theories of the origin of religion have been put forward. The one, often termed the "ghost theory," mainly associated with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - Religion
Africans profess a wide variety of religious beliefs, with Christianity and Islam being the most widespread. Approximately 40% of all Afr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Ai Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Ai Of Han - As Crown Prince
Whether Emperor Cheng was formally adopting Prince Xin would quickly become a major controversy. Emperor Cheng viewed the fact that he cr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yajna: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Yajna
yajna: (Sanskrit) "Worship; sacrifice."   One of the most central Hindu concepts - sacrifice and surrender through act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong - Religion
Hong Kong enjoys a high degree of religious freedom, a right enshrined and protected through its constitutional document, the Basic Law. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Racial, Ethnic, Religious Groups: Social Studies Dictionary - Racial, Ethnic, Religious Groups
Definition and meaning of Racial   Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Groups Racial groups are made up of individuals with similar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Racial, Ethnic, Religious Groups: Social Studies Dictionary - Racial, Ethnic, Religious Groups
Definition and meaning of Racial   Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Groups Racial groups are made up of individuals with similar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Uragas: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Uragas
Uragas (Sanskrit). The Nagas (serpents) dwelling in Patala the nether world or hell, in popular thought ; the Adepts, High Priests and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mesopaganism, Meso-paganism: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Mesopaganism, Meso-paganism
Mesopaganism or Meso-Paganism: A general term for a variety of movements both organized and nonorganized, started as attempts to recre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neopaganism, Neo-paganism: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Neopaganism, Neo-paganism
Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism: A general term for a variety of movements both organized and (usually) nonorganized, started since 1960 c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Voodoo, Vodou: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Voodoo, Vodou
Voodoo, Vodou (African, "divine spirits", also Vodou, Vodoun, Vodun) African- Christian new religion born in Haiti, whose fo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lunar Gods: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Lunar Gods
Lunar Gods. Called in India the Fathers, "Pitris" or the lunar ancestors.   They are subdivided, like the rest, into s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purushartha: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Purushartha
purushartha: (Sanskrit) "Human wealth or purpose."   The four pursuits in which humans may legitimately engage, also c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lunar Gods: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Lunar Gods
Lunar Gods If moon stands for the feminine side of nature, it is Isis, the Great Mother; and thus a lunar god may be a very august bei...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mysteries: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Mysteries
Mysteries, The [from Greek mysteria Mysteries from mystes one initiated into the Mysteries from mueo to initiate from muo to close the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Soma
Soma (Sanskrit) In Hinduism, the moon astronomically; mystically, a sacred beverage of initiates, "made from a rare mountain plan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theyyam: Encyclopedia Ii - Theyyam - Classification Of Sub Cults
Under the impact of Aryan religions, the cult of Theyyam had changed substantially incorporating new trends and sub cults along with its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Traditional Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Traditional Religion - Western Views
As the French Wikipedia observes, This absence of a proper name, associated with the absence of any canonical literature, have for a lon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rites Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Rites Controversy - Pope Clement Xi's Decree
Although in later European commentary on China it has continued to be claimed that Confucianism is a "philosophy" and not a "religion" - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuruba: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuruba - Culture
Kurubas are Hindus follow Halumatha. Worshiping Almighty Source in stone (Linga) form might have originated from Halumatha. Stone is the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deity: Encyclopedia Ii - Deity - Relation With Humanity
Some are thought to be invisible or inaccessible to humans— to dwell mainly in otherworldly, remote or secluded and holy places, such a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenggerese: Encyclopedia Ii - Tenggerese - Religion
The Tenggerese generally profess Mahayana Buddhism as their religion, although they have incorporated many Hindu and Animist elements. Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Yonggi Cho: Encyclopedia Ii - David Yonggi Cho - Theological Controversies
Like many well-known Christian leaders, Cho has fueled a considerable amount of theological controversy. Michael Horton, John MacArthur, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burkhanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Burkhanism - Deities
Burkhanism accepts the "three worlds" of Mongolic and Turkic tradition. (These are the upper, middle, and lower worlds--in other words he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesuit China Missions: Encyclopedia Ii - Jesuit China Missions - Matteo Ricci
(see main article at Matteo Ricci) Matteo Ricci (born in Macerata, Italy, October 6, 1552 - died Beijing, May 11, 1610) was an Italian Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zambales: Encyclopedia Ii - Zambales - History
The area now occupied by Zambales was first explored by the Spanish in 1572 through Juan de Salcedo. Among the earliest towns founded wer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yurei: Encyclopedia Ii - Yurei - Features
Traditionally, they are female and dress in white kimono, typical burial clothing in ancient Japan. They typically lack legs and feet (re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Society: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Society - Hong Kong
Chinese society - Socio-economic development. Hong Kong fully urbanised during the post-war period and has developed into a major finan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The New Tomorrow: Encyclopedia Ii - The New Tomorrow - The Tribes
There are three main tribes in The New Tomorrow. These are The Privileged, The Ants, and The Barbs. The New Tomorrow - The Privileged. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Filipino: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Filipino - Religion
The Chinese Filipinos are unique in Southeast Asia in being overwhelmingly Christian. Almost all Chinese Filipinos, including the Chinese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animism: Encyclopedia Ii - Animism - Animism And Death
In many parts of the world it is held that the human body is the seat of more than one soul. On the island of Nias four are distinguished...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euhemerus: Encyclopedia Ii - Euhemerus - Euhemerism And The Early Christians
Euhemerus - Cyprian. The early Christian apologists deployed the euhemerist argument to support their position that pagan mythology was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arya Samaj: Encyclopedia Ii - Arya Samaj - Doctrines
The doctrines of the Samaj are summed up in Ten Principles: God is the primary cause of all true science and of all that can be known th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mission Christian: Encyclopedia Ii - Mission Christian - Negative Effects
As Christianity has spread to other peoples, it has simultaneously declined in most of the sending nations, especially in Europe. This ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Morrowind Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Morrowind Province - History
The history of Morrowind dates back to the Merethic Era when both the Dwemer and the Chimer settled the region. Information about the Dwe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qiang: Encyclopedia Ii - Qiang - Religion
The majorty of the Qiang adhere to a Polytheist religion, known as Rujiao, a religion that involves belief in the White Stones that were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kumari: Encyclopedia Ii - Kumari - History
Whilst the veneration of a living Kumari in Nepal is relatively recent, dating only from the 17th century, the tradition of Kumari-Puja, ...   » Read the article

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