From a high mountain fortress, ibn-al-Sabbah directed a ruthless campaign against the overlords of other sects in Persia, Iraq, and Syria. Northwest of Qazwin, atop the Elburz Mountains, on a lonely ridge 6,000 feet above the sea,…stood the castle of Alamut (eagle’s nest). Commanding a royal view of the valley below, accessible only by a single, almost vertical pathway, the remote fortress was an ideal hideout and headquarters. In 1090, Hasan seized the fortress of Alamut, and the castle henceforth received the name of the Abode of Fortu ...

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Hassan-i-Sabah, Hassan-i-Sabah - Life and work, Hassan-i-Sabah - Hassan Sabbah: A Ismaili Perspective, Hassan-i-Sabah - The Assassins, Hassan-i-Sabah - Hassan in music, Hassan-i-Sabah - Hassan in popular culture

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It turned out that Naraku was behind all this. While the five strongest exterminators were away from their home village, Naraku ordered scores of demons to attack the village and in turn gain possession of the five pieces of the Jewel of Four Souls the exterminators had. Sango, who miraculously survived, digs her way out of the grave, only to be found by the young lord Kagewaki who briefly tends her wounds. Naraku comes to the young lord and tells him about how Sango's village was raided by a demon named InuYasha while they were here ...

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Sango InuYasha, Sango InuYasha - Her Past, Sango InuYasha - Discovery of the Truth, Sango InuYasha - Names, Sango InuYasha - Voice Actor, Sango InuYasha - Special Attacks, Sango InuYasha - Friends

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The Latter Rain Movement had its beginnings in the years following World War II. It was contemporary with the evangelical awakening which was starting with Billy Graham at the forefront, as well as the Healing Revival with Oral Roberts, Jack Coe, and William Branham at the forefront. In this revival context, the Latter Rain swept across Canada and the United States rapidly, influencing many Pentecostal believers. Because of its grassroots and unstructured nature, history may never know the breadth of its influence. A few key figures a ...

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Latter Rain Movement, Latter Rain Movement - Origin and Influences, Latter Rain Movement - Beliefs, Latter Rain Movement - Books

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In recalling past lives, there are a number of variations that need to be examined, which are important to its adherants. In the Urantia Book, reincarnation does not always happen. Reincarnation takes place among those souls who have divined the divine meaning and purpose and signification of their life, basically having evolved sufficiently to awaken some form of immortal awareness. Otherwise, death is a permanent affair. The cosmology of the Urantia Book is very complex ...

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Reincarnation, Reincarnation - Overview, Reincarnation - Reincarnation in various religions traditions and philosophies, Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions, Reincarnation - Western religions and traditions, Reincarnation - Contemporary movements and thinkers, Reincarnation - Common variations in the belief, Reincarnation - Reincarnation Research, Reincarnation - Objections to reincarnation, Reincarnation - Theories put forward to explain the phenomenon, Reincarnation - A theory of reincarnation

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Chapterhouse Dune - Introduction. This situation is desperate for the Bene Gesserit as they find themselves the targets of the Honoured Matres, whose conquest of the Old Empire is almost complete. The Matres are seeking to assimilate the technology and developed methods of the Bene Gesserit, their "last enemy in the million planets" (i.e. the Old Empire before the Scattering). Given the strength and record of the Matres, the Bene Gesserit need a plan. In charge of this plan is Darwi Odrade, successor of Taraza. Her prescient visions show an unknown axeman stalking her--an ad ...

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Chapterhouse Dune, Chapterhouse Dune - Synopsis, Chapterhouse Dune - Introduction, Chapterhouse Dune - Body, Chapterhouse Dune - Conclusion, Chapterhouse Dune - Analysis, Chapterhouse Dune - A proper conclusion to the Dune saga?, Chapterhouse Dune - The old couple whom Duncan sees in the web

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By his own account, Hume "was born the 26th April 1711, old style, at Edinburgh". From time to time throughout his life, he repaired to the family home at Ninewells by Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland. He attended Edinburgh University from the age of twelve. At first he considered a career in law, but came to have, in his words, "an insurmountable aversion to everything but the pursuits of philosophy and general learning." He did some self-study in France, where he also completed A Treatise of Human Nature at the age of twenty ...

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David Hume, David Hume - Career, David Hume - Legacy, David Hume - Ideas and impressions, David Hume - The problem of causation, David Hume - The problem of induction, David Hume - The bundle theory of the self, David Hume - Practical reason: instrumentalism and nihilism, David Hume - Moral anti-realism and motivation, David Hume - Free will versus determinism, David Hume - The is-ought problem, David Hume - Utilitarianism, David Hume - The problem of miracles, David Hume - The design argument, David Hume - Conservatism and political theory, David Hume - Works

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Dream Symbols Interpretation including the meaning of dreams about: Dropsy, Drouth, Drowning, Drum, Ducks, Duet, Dulcimer, Dumb, Dun, Dungeon, Dunghill, Dusk, Dust, Dwarf, Dye, Dying, Dynamite, Dynamo.

Dream Dictionary Index including links to 10.000 dream interpretations: Dream Dictionary Index

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This group of models holds that religion is a social construction, rather than referring to actual supernatural phenomena, that is, phenomena beyond the natural world that we measure using the scientific method. Some of these models view religion as nonetheless having or having had a mostly positive effect on society, the individual, and civilization itself, and others view it as having or having had a mostly injurious or destructive effect. Many ...

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Development of religion, Development of religion - Religions as social construction, Development of religion - Dogma selection model, Development of religion - Opiate of the masses model, Development of religion - Theory of religion model, Development of religion - Religions as progressively true, Development of religion - Bahá'í prophecy model, Development of religion - Great Awakening model, Development of religion - A Study of History model, Development of religion - Religions as absolutely true, Development of religion - Jewish model, Development of religion - Exclusivist models, Development of religion - Role of charismatic figures in the development of religions

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As emperor, Sun Xiu was known for being tolerant of differing opinions, as well as his studiousness. However, he did not appear to be a particularly capable emperor, either in military or domestic matters, and he entrusted most of the important affairs to Zhang and Puyang Xing (濮陽興), neither of whom was particularly capable either. Both were also moderately corrupt. The government was therefore not efficient or effective. For example, in 260, at Puyang's suggestion, a costly project was started to create an artificial lake known as the ...

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Sun Xiu, Sun Xiu - Early life, Sun Xiu - Sun Xiu's killing of Sun Lin, Sun Xiu - Reign, Sun Xiu - Era name, Sun Xiu - Personal information

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Edward Sands had prior convictions for embezzlement, forgery and desertion from the US military. Born in Ohio, he spoke with a false cockney accent and had worked as Taylor's valet until seven months before the murder. While Taylor had been in Europe the summer before, Sands had forged Taylor's checks and wrecked his car. Later he burglarized the bungalow, leaving footprints on Taylor's bed. He is said to have quit a job in no ...

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William Desmond Taylor, William Desmond Taylor - Life and career, William Desmond Taylor - Murder, William Desmond Taylor - Suspects and associates, William Desmond Taylor - Theories, William Desmond Taylor - Possible confession in 1964, William Desmond Taylor - Hollywood legacy, William Desmond Taylor - Reference

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The importance of finding a guru who can impart transcendental knowledge (vidya) is one of the tenets of Hinduism. One of the main Hindu texts, the Bhagavad Gita, is a dialogue between God in the form of Krishna and Arjuna a nobleman. Not only does their dialogue outlines many of the ideals of Hinduism, but the discussion and relationship between the two considered to be an expression of the ideal Guru/disciple relationship. In the Gita itself, Krishna speaks of the importance of finding a guru to Arjuna: Acquire the t ...

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Guru, Guru - Etymology, Guru - Guru in Hinduism, Guru - Guru in Buddhism, Guru - Guru in Sikhism, Guru - Types of gurus, Guru - Succession and lineage parampara, Guru - Guru in a Western culture context, Guru - Gurus in the West, Guru - Assessment and criticism, Guru - Notable scandals and controversies, Guru - Bibliography

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As the new series begins, the surviving Beast Wars Maximal team returned back to their home world, but the planet is without power. No other signs of life are present, with the exception of a new race of Transformers known as the Vehicons, who are out to take over Cybertron and will stop at nothing to destroy the Maximals. The Maximals found themselves stuck in their animal forms, and with no ability to transform into their more powerful robot forms. Optimus Primal was then summoned by ...

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Beast Machines, Beast Machines - English Cast, Beast Machines - Maximals, Beast Machines - Vehicons, Beast Machines - Japanese Cast, Beast Machines - Plot Summary, Beast Machines - Transtech

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In the 1860s, the concept of variation through natural selection first came to be widely understood. Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) published The Origin of Species in 1859 suggesting that species had evolved by the process of natural selection. The theory of evolution would later develop through the 20th century; see history of evolutionary thought. Darwin's book ignited a furious controversy in Victorian Britain, as it posed fundamental questions about the relationship between religion and science. Though Origin did not e ...

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History of creationism, History of creationism - Early history, History of creationism - Greek and Roman times, History of creationism - Renaissance to Darwin, History of creationism - Darwin, History of creationism - Differing beliefs, History of creationism - Early 20th century, History of creationism - Post-war, History of creationism - Intelligent design

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While a precise definition of what constitutes mainstream Christianity is difficult at best, there are some groups that fall outside of what is popularly construed to be Christian groups, but share some manner of historical connection with the larger community of Christians. Considering this diversity, it may be impossible to define what Christianity is without either rejecting all definitions, or adopting a particular definition as authoritative and thus excluding others. In terms of the modern aim of scienti ...

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Christian denomination, Christian denomination - Denominations, Christian denomination - Historical schisms and methods of classification schemes, Christian denomination - Western groups, Christian denomination - Eastern groups, Christian denomination - Non-mainstream Christianity, Christian denomination - Christians with Jewish Roots, Christian denomination - Uncategorized, Christian denomination - Messianic Movements, Christian denomination - New Thought, Christian denomination - Mandaeans, Christian denomination - Christian Related Movements, Christian denomination - Related Independent Religions

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The period immediately after Darwin's death in 1882 is known as the Eclipse of Darwinism, where Darwinian natural selection was considered inadequate by the scientific community. Evolution itself was assumed, but the mechanism of how it happened was in considerable debate, and none had anything near to a consensus. Among these theories were neo-Lamarckism (which merged certain aspects of Lamarck's theory of acquired characteristics with certain aspects of Darwinian evolution), orthogenesis ("straight-line" evolution, which talked abou ...

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History of creationism, History of creationism - Early history, History of creationism - Greek and Roman times, History of creationism - Renaissance to Darwin, History of creationism - Darwin, History of creationism - Differing beliefs, History of creationism - Early 20th century, History of creationism - Post-war, History of creationism - Intelligent design

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Belief in reincarnation is an ancient phenomenon; in various guises humans have believed in a future life since the Ancient Egyptians, perhaps earlier, and ancient graves containing both people and possessions may testify to beliefs that a person would have need for their treasured possessions once again despite physical death. In brief, there are several common concepts of a future life. In each of them either the person, or some essential component that defines that person (variously called the soul or spirit) persists in continuing ...

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Reincarnation, Reincarnation - Overview, Reincarnation - Reincarnation in various religions traditions and philosophies, Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions, Reincarnation - Western religions and traditions, Reincarnation - Contemporary movements and thinkers, Reincarnation - Common variations in the belief, Reincarnation - Reincarnation Research, Reincarnation - Objections to reincarnation, Reincarnation - Theories put forward to explain the phenomenon, Reincarnation - A theory of reincarnation

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To see Christianity's common roots and relationship with other world religions, see Christianity and world religions. History of Christianity - The Jewish background. Main articles: Christ & Messiah Jesus and his first followers were Jews and Jewish Proselytes. His teaching was based on the Hebrew Scriptures, and he sometimes referred to other traditional writings of Judaism. Christianity continued to use the Jewish scriptures (the Tanakh became their Old Testament) ...

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History of Christianity, History of Christianity - Roots of Christianity, History of Christianity - The Jewish background, History of Christianity - The Life of Jesus of Nazareth, History of Christianity - The earliest emergence of Christianity, History of Christianity - The Earliest Church, History of Christianity - Break with Judaism, History of Christianity - The Martyrs, History of Christianity - The Apologists, History of Christianity - House Churches, History of Christianity - The writings of the New Testament apocrypha, History of Christianity - Early heresies, History of Christianity - Gnosticism, History of Christianity - Competing religions, History of Christianity - Second and third centuries, History of Christianity - Fourth century, History of Christianity - Development of the canon of scripture, History of Christianity - Christianity legalized in the Roman Empire, History of Christianity - The Christological controversies, History of Christianity - Fifth century, History of Christianity - The conversion of the Mediterranean world, History of Christianity - Developing Christianity outside the Mediterranean world, History of Christianity - The development of the Papacy, History of Christianity - The rise of Islam, History of Christianity - Persecutions, History of Christianity - Spread of Christianity to central and eastern Europe, History of Christianity - Church and state in the Medieval west, History of Christianity - Schisms between East and West, History of Christianity - The later Middle Ages, History of Christianity - Early America, History of Christianity - The Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation, History of Christianity - Protestantism and the Rise of Denominationalism, History of Christianity - 19th century, History of Christianity - Anti-clericalism and atheistic communism, History of Christianity - 20th century, History of Christianity - Catholic reforms, History of Christianity - Non-Catholic developments, History of Christianity - The spread of secularism, History of Christianity - 21st century, History of Christianity - Historiography, History of Christianity - Print resources

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According to the Gospel of Barnabas, it was Judas, not Jesus, who was cruicified on the cross. It is mentioned in this work that Judas' appearance was transformed to that of Jesus', when the former, out of betrayal, led the Roman soldiers to arrest Jesus who by then was ascended to the heaven. This transformation of appearance was so identical that the masses, followers of Christ, and even the Mother of Jesus, Mary, initially thought that the one arrested and crucified was Jesus himself. The Gospel then mentions that after three days since b ...

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Judas Iscariot, Judas Iscariot - Traditional Christian views, Judas Iscariot - Theological questions, Judas Iscariot - Philosophical questions, Judas Iscariot - Modern interpretations, Judas Iscariot - Etymology of Judas Iscariot, Judas Iscariot - Judas in hymnography, Judas Iscariot - Judas in the Gospel of Barnabas, Judas Iscariot - Judas and Anti-Semitism, Judas Iscariot - Judas in art and literature, Judas Iscariot - Trivia

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Cathar - The human condition. The Cathars proclaimed there existed within humankind a spark of divine light. This light, or spirit, had fallen into captivity within a realm of corruption - identified with the material world. This was a distinct feature of classical Gnosticism, of Manichaeism and of the theology of the Bogomils. This concept of the human condition within Catharism most probably was due to direct and indirect historical influences from these older (and sometimes also violently suppressed) Gnostic m ...

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Cathar, Cathar - Origins, Cathar - Beliefs, Cathar - The human condition, Cathar - Eschatology, Cathar - Consolamentum, Cathar - Theology, Cathar - Social relationships, Cathar - Suppression, Cathar - Influences, Cathar - The Holy Grail, Cathar - Visigoths

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While embroiled in a major crossover storyline fighting the Secret Wars on an alien planet, Spider-Man acquired an alien costume. It responded to his thoughts, was able to mimic street clothes and seemed to provide an inexhaustible supply of webbing. Unfortunately, once on Earth, Spider-Man learned that the costume was in fact a sentient Symbiote, that desired to fuse permanently with Spider-Man, and which enveloped him at night as he slept, using his unconscious body to go out and fight crime. With the aid of Mister Fantastic, Spider ...

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Venom comics, Venom comics - Character history, Venom comics - Powers and abilities, Venom comics - Controversy Over Creator Credit, Venom comics - Other versions of Venom, Venom comics - Ultimate Venom, Venom comics - What If? Series, Venom comics - Venom in video games, Venom comics - Venom in film, Venom comics - Cultural, Venom comics - Bibliography, Venom comics - Solo series and oneshots, Venom comics - Reprints

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To see Christianity's common roots and relationship with other world religions, see Christianity and world religions. History of Christianity - The Jewish background. Main articles: Christ and Messiah Christian beliefs state that the preincarnate Christ was involved in the Creation of all things (John 1:3, Col 1:16, Heb 1:2) and as Angel of Yahweh (eg Gen. 16:7-14; Gen. 24:7; Ex. 14:19; 2 Kings 19:35; 1 Chron. 21:1-27; Zech. 1:12-13; 1 Cor. 10:4). The peoples, whose faith point to this Messiah, began w ...

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History of Christianity, History of Christianity - Roots of Christianity, History of Christianity - The Jewish background, History of Christianity - The Life of Jesus of Nazareth, History of Christianity - The earliest emergence of Christianity, History of Christianity - The Earliest Church, History of Christianity - The Martyrs, History of Christianity - The Apologists, History of Christianity - House Churches, History of Christianity - The writings of the New Testament apocrypha, History of Christianity - Early heresies, History of Christianity - Gnosticism, History of Christianity - Competing religions, History of Christianity - Second and third centuries, History of Christianity - Fourth century, History of Christianity - Development of the canon of scripture, History of Christianity - Christianity legalized in the Roman Empire, History of Christianity - The Christological controversies, History of Christianity - Fifth century, History of Christianity - The conversion of the Mediterranean world, History of Christianity - Developing Christianity outside the Mediterranean world, History of Christianity - The development of the Papacy, History of Christianity - The rise of Islam, History of Christianity - Persecutions, History of Christianity - Spread of Christianity to central and eastern Europe, History of Christianity - Church and state in the Medieval west, History of Christianity - Schisms between East and West, History of Christianity - The later Middle Ages, History of Christianity - Early America, History of Christianity - The Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation, History of Christianity - Protestantism and the Rise of Denominationalism, History of Christianity - 19th century, History of Christianity - Anti-clericalism and atheistic communism, History of Christianity - 20th century, History of Christianity - Catholic reforms, History of Christianity - Non-Catholic developments, History of Christianity - The spread of secularism, History of Christianity - 21st century, History of Christianity - Historiography, History of Christianity - Print resources

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Kanohi is the Matoran word for mask. They are made from melted down Kanoka Disks. Matoran need to wear basic Kanohi masks to keep functioning, while Toa and Turaga can wear more powerful ones and use their abilities. There are three major levels of Kanohi masks: Great Masks have the strongest powers, and can only be used by Toa. Noble Masks have weaker powers than their Great counterparts, and can be used by both Toa and Turaga. Matoran Masks are powerless replicas of Great and Noble masks; Matoran need to wear th ...

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Collectibles in Bionicle, Collectibles in Bionicle - Kanohi, Collectibles in Bionicle - List of Kanohi, Collectibles in Bionicle - Infected Kanohi, Collectibles in Bionicle - Krana, Collectibles in Bionicle - List of Krana, Collectibles in Bionicle - Krana Facts, Collectibles in Bionicle - Krana Color Chart, Collectibles in Bionicle - Krana-Kal, Collectibles in Bionicle - List of Krana-Kal, Collectibles in Bionicle - Krana-Kal Facts, Collectibles in Bionicle - Krana-Kal Color Chart, Collectibles in Bionicle - Kraata, Collectibles in Bionicle - List of Kraata, Collectibles in Bionicle - Kanoka, Collectibles in Bionicle - Rhotuka, Collectibles in Bionicle - Zamor Spheres, Collectibles in Bionicle - Strobe Light Swords

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