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List Of Pagans: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Pagans - Wicca/witchcraft/eclectic/various
List of pagans - Wicca.
Adler, Margot - author, journalist, Wiccan Priestess and Elder, NPR correspondent in New York City
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Pontifex Maximus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontifex Maximus - Legacy
Pontifex Maximus - Christian usage.
In Christian circles, when Tertullian furiously applied the term to Pope Callixtus I, with whom he ...
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List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Modern Western Mythology
In addition to the gods listed elsewhere, there are several mythological beings spoken of in current Western culture.
The Grim Reaper - ...
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Pontifex Maximus: Encyclopedia - Pontifex Maximus
Roman Mythology
Jupiter
Mars
Quirinus
Divus Julius
Divus Augustus
Juno
Vesta
Minerva
Mercury
Vulcan
Ceres
Venus
Diana
Lares
Fortuna
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Paganism: Encyclopedia - Paganism
Paganism (from Latin paganus) and Heathenry are catch-all terms which have come to connote a broad set of spiritual/religious beliefs and...
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Goddess: Encyclopedia - Goddess
A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a "god". A great many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but m...
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List Of Deities: Encyclopedia - List Of Deities
This list of deities aims to give information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. It is sort...
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Blood: Encyclopedia - Blood
Blood is a circulating tissue composed of fluid plasma and cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets). Medical terms related t...
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Germanic Neopaganism: Encyclopedia - Germanic Neopaganism
Reconstructions of the traditions of Germanic paganism began with 19th century Romanticism. From the 1960s, various Neopagan movements ba...
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Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia - Magic Paranormal
Magic or sorcery are terms referring to the alleged influencing of events and physical phenomena by supernatural, mystical, or paranormal...
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List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Egyptian
Egyptian deities are often portrayed as having animal heads in art; as an example, Anubis is often portrayed in statuary as having the bo...
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Pontifex Maximus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontifex Maximus - Origins, Duties, And Development Of The Pagan Pontifices
In the Roman Republic, the Pontifex Maximus was the highest office in the polytheistic Roman religion, which was very much a state cult. ...
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Pontifex Maximus: Encyclopedia Ii - Pontifex Maximus - Origins Duties And Development Of The Pagan Pontifices
In the Roman Republic, the Pontifex Maximus was the highest office in the polytheistic Roman religion, which was very much a state cult. ...
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List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Semitic Pagan
Adonis | Anat | Asherah | Astarte | Ba'al | Berith | Dagon | El | Elyon | Elohim | Hadad | Mot | Salem | Shaddai | Yaw
Adonai | El | Eloh...
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Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Paganism - Etymology
Paganism - Pagan.
The term pagan is from Latin paganus, an adjective originally meaning "rural", "rustic" or "of the country". As a nou...
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Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Paganism - Terminology
Paganism - Common Word Usage.
The term has historically been used as a pejorative by adherents of monotheistic religions (such as Judai...
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Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Paganism - Notes
1. ^ The semantic development of post-classical Latin paganus in the sense "non-Christian, heathen" is unclear. The dating of this ...
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Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Paganism - Neo-pagan Religions
Paganism - Neopaganism.
Main articles: Neopaganism, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]
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Germanic Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Christianity - Timeline
In the 4th century some Germanic tribes, notably the Goths, adopted Arianism. From the 6th century, Germanic tribes were converted (and r...
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Germanic Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Germanic Christianity - Characteristics
Unlike the history of Christianity in the Roman Empire, conversion of the Germanic tribes took place "top to bottom", in the sense that m...
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Christian Terrorism: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Terrorism - History
In Europe during the middle ages, acts that would be described as Christian terrorism in the modern definition may include the invasion a...
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Goddess: Encyclopedia Ii - Goddess - New Religious Movements
Goddess - Wicca and Neopaganism.
Wiccan practice generally includes veneration of the Great Goddess along with the Horned God, though D...
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Goddess: Encyclopedia Ii - Goddess - Indo-european Religion
Goddess - Hinduism.
Hinduism is a complex of various belief systems that sees many gods and goddesses as being representative of and/or...
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Goddess: Encyclopedia Ii - Goddess - Abrahamic Religions
Monotheist cultures, which recognise only one central deity, generally do characterize that deity as male, implicitly already grammatical...
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Goddess: Encyclopedia Ii - Goddess - Ancient Near East
Goddess - Egypt.
Main articles: Egyptian religion, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], and [[{{{5}}} ...
See also:Godde...
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Goddess: Encyclopedia Ii - Goddess - Secular Use
The term "goddess" has recently found an ever more popular and secular use to describe female sex appeal the males succumb to. Young sing...
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Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood - Anatomy Of Blood
Blood is composed of several kinds of corpuscles; these formed elements of the blood constitute about 45% of whole blood. The other 55% i...
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Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood - Physiology Of Blood
Blood - Production and degradation.
Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow; the process is termed hematopoiesis. The proteinaceous...
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Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood - Health And Disease
Blood - Ancient medicine.
Hippocratic medicine considered blood one of the four humors (together with phlegm, yellow bile and black bil...
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Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood - Mythology And Religion
Due to its importance to life, blood is associated with a large number of beliefs. One of the most basic is the use of blood as a symbol ...
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Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Civil War - Premodern Civil Wars
Civil war - Religious conflicts.
Civil wars fought over religion have tended to occur more frequently in monotheistic societies than in...
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Perkūnas: Encyclopedia Ii - Perkūnas - Challenges In Reconstructing The Mythology
The information about Perkūnas is very sketchy and incomplete. Lithuanians did not develop their own writing system so all the myths, st...
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Religion In Birmingham: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Birmingham - Judaism
0.2% of Birmingham's residents identify themselves as Jews. This is lower than the average figure for England and Wales of 0.5%.
Birmingh...
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Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Etymology
The word magic ultimately derives from Magus (Old Persian maguš), one of the Zoroastrian astrologer priests of the Medes. In the Helleni...
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Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Varieties Of Magical Practice
Magic paranormal - Magical intentions.
There are several historical varieties of magical practice. Generally, magical intentions can be...
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Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Religion, Paganism, And Alchemy
The conceptual relationship between religion and magic is similar to the relationship between "religion" and Paganism, whereas "religion"...
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Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Religion Paganism And Alchemy
The conceptual relationship between religion and magic is similar to the relationship between "religion" and Paganism, whereas "religion"...
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Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Religious Attitudes Towards Magic
Magic paranormal - Indigenous traditions.
Appearing from aboriginal tribes in Australia and New Zealand to rainforest tribes in South A...
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Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - History Of Western European Magic
Magic paranormal - Magical beliefs in Western Europe.
Belief in various magical practices has waxed and waned in European and Western h...
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Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Modern Believers In Magic
Many people in the West claim to believe in or practise various forms of magic. The forms of magic they adhere to have been reconstructed...
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Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Theories Of Magic
In an age where the existence of magical forces is no longer taken for granted, believers in magic are likely to be asked, "How does magi...
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Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Religious Ritual And Magical Thinking
Viewed from a non-theistic perspective, many religious rituals and beliefs seem similar to, or identical to, magical thinking.
Related to...
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Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Magical Practices And Spells
The basic mechanism of magical practices is the spell, a spoken or written ritualistic formula that might be used in conjunction with a p...
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Magic Paranormal: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Paranormal - Magic In Fiction
In considering magic as tradition, a related category concerns magic in fiction, where it serves as a plot device, the source of magical ...
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Michael Coren: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Coren - Political Controversies
His most controversial opinions involve issues surrounding the role of Judeo-Christian ideals in Canadian political life. He has drawn he...
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Kabbalah:
Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Kabbalah
Kabbalah: (1) A Hebrew word for “collected teachings,” referring to several different lists of books and manuscripts on va...
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