In 1147, Pope Eugene III sent a legate to the affected district in order to arrest the progress of the Cathars. The few isolated successes of Bernard of Clairvaux could not obscure the poor results of this mission, and clearly shows the power of the sect in the south of France at that period. The missions of Cardinal Peter (of St. Chrysogonus) to Toulouse and the Toulousain in 1178, and of Henry, cardinal-bishop of Albano, in 1180–1181, obtained merely momentary successes. Henry of Albano's armed expedition, where he took the stronghold at La ...

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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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Astrology is not limited to Western astrology alone, which by itself has dozens of branches and various offshoots. In modern India the ancient Vedic astrology (or Jyotish) is commonly used to this day, and in China Chinese astrology has existed for thousands of years and continues to flourish. The ancient Greeks formed Hellenistic astrology while the Mayans of Central America also developed their own form of astrology. The ancient Egyptians also had another system of astrology. A unique system of astrology eventually emerged in Tibet as well. Other cultures and civilizations around the world also develo ...

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History of astrology, History of astrology - Overview, History of astrology - History, History of astrology - Western astrology's Babylonian origins, History of astrology - The spread of astrology from Babylonia, History of astrology - Greek and Egyptian contributions to astrology, History of astrology - Medieval and Renaissance astrology, History of astrology - Astrology's 20th century expansion, History of astrology - Astrology in the Jewish community, History of astrology - Noted predictions, History of astrology - Historical proponents of astrology, History of astrology - Historical opponents of astrology, History of astrology - Other miscellany

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From what little we know of late Druidic practice, it appears deeply traditional and conservative, in the sense that Druids were conserving repositories of culture and lore. It is impossible now to judge whether this continuity had deep historical roots and originated in the social transformations of the late La Tene culture, or whether there had been a discontinuity and a Druidic religious innovation. Our historical knowledge of Druids is very limited. Druidic lore consisted of a large number of verses learned by heart and it has bee ...

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Druid, Druid - Etymology, Druid - History, Druid - Roman sources, Druid - Early Druids in Britain and Ireland, Druid - Social and religious influence, Druid - Druidic sites, Druid - In Christian literature, Druid - Late Druidic survivals in Flanders, Druid - The Druidic Revival, Druid - Modern Druidism

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Theologically, Alawites today claim to be Twelver Shiites, but traditionally they have been designated as "extremists" (Arabic غلاة ghulat) and outside the bounds of Islam by the Muslim mainstream for their high level of devotion to Ali ibn Abi Talib. They have only one holy book, the Qur'an, but insist that without knowledge of the family of Muhammad, the Qur'an cannot be properly interpreted. Alawites study the book of Jafaar al-Saadaq (al-hefat al-shariif) which has been translated into French and printed. This was done ...

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Alawite, Alawite - History, Alawite - Religion, Alawite - Population, Alawite - Notes

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Infinite Jest - The Incandenza family. Avril Incandenza, née Mondragon, is the domineering mother of the Incandenza children and wife to James. A beautiful Québécoise, she becomes a major figure at the Enfield Tennis Academy after the death of her husband. She begins, or perhaps continues, a relationship with Charles Tavis, the new head of the academy and her half brother. Her sexual relations are a matter of some discussion, while maintaining a vague, yet certain sexual relation with John ...

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Infinite Jest, Infinite Jest - Characters, Infinite Jest - The Incandenza family, Infinite Jest - The Enfield Tennis Academy, Infinite Jest - The Ennet House Drug and Alcohol Recovery House, Infinite Jest - Les Assassins des Fauteuils Rollents, Infinite Jest - Subsidized time, Infinite Jest - More on the setting of the story, Infinite Jest - Literature, Infinite Jest - Surveys, Infinite Jest - In-depth studies, Infinite Jest - Interviews, Infinite Jest - Web resources

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Main article Augustan poetry In the Augustan era, poets wrote in direct counterpoint and direct expansion of one another, with each poet writing satire when in opposition. There was a great struggle over the nature and role of the pastoral in the early part of the century, reflecting two simultaneous movements: the invention of the subjective self as a worthy topic, with the emergence of a priority on individual psychology, against the insistence on all acts of art being performance and public gesture designed for ...

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Augustan literature, Augustan literature - Enlightenment? The historical context, Augustan literature - Political and religious historical context, Augustan literature - History and literature, Augustan literature - Prose, Augustan literature - The essay/journalism, Augustan literature - Philosophy and religious writing, Augustan literature - The novel, Augustan literature - Satire unclassified, Augustan literature - Poetry, Augustan literature - Drama

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The people of Flanders and the Low Countries remained pagan as late as the 7th century CE, when Saint Eligius travelled from Antwerp to Frisia, preaching and converting them to Christianity. One of the best glimpses of late Druidic practices comes from the Vita of Eligius written by saint Ouen, his contemporary and companion. Ouen drew together the familiar admonitions of Eligius to the pagans in Flanders. "It does not represent anything he said in a particular day in order" Ouen cautioned, "but is a dige ...

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Druid, Druid - Etymology, Druid - History, Druid - Roman sources, Druid - Early Druids in Britain and Ireland, Druid - Social and religious influence, Druid - Druidic sites, Druid - In Christian literature, Druid - Late Druidic survivals in Flanders, Druid - The Druidic Revival, Druid - Modern Druidism

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Yazidi - Prayers. Yazidis have five daily prayers: Nivêja berîspêdê (Dawn Prayer), Nivêja rojhelatinê (Sunrise Prayer), Nivêja nîvro (Noon Prayer), Nivêja êvarî (Afternoon Prayer), Nivêja rojavabûnê (Sunset Prayer) [5]. The worshipers should turn their face toward the sun, and for the noon prayer, they should face toward Lalish. Such prayer should be accompanied by certain gestures, including kissing the rounded neck (gerîvan) of the sacred shirt (See also:

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A few salient facts may be added concerning the astrologers and their predictions, remarkable either for their fulfilment or for the ruin and confusion they brought upon their authors. We may begin with one taken from Bacon's Essay of Prophecies: "When I was in France, I heard from one Dr Pena, that the queen mother, who was given to curious arts, caused the king her husband's nativitie to be calculated, under a false name; and the astrologer gave a judgment, that he should be killed in a duell; at which the queene laughed, thi ...

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History of astrology, History of astrology - Overview, History of astrology - History, History of astrology - Western astrology's Babylonian origins, History of astrology - The spread of astrology from Babylonia, History of astrology - Greek and Egyptian contributions to astrology, History of astrology - Medieval and Renaissance astrology, History of astrology - Astrology's 20th century expansion, History of astrology - Astrology in the Jewish community, History of astrology - Noted predictions, History of astrology - Historical proponents of astrology, History of astrology - Historical opponents of astrology, History of astrology - Other miscellany

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The origin of the Alawites is disputed. According to some sources, they were originally Nusayri, a sect that broke ties with Twelver Shiites in the 9th century. The Alawites trace their origins to the eleventh Shia Imam, Hasan al Askari (d.873), and his pupil Ibn Nusayr (d.868). Nusayr proclaimed himself the "bab" or door (representative) of the 11th Imam. The sect seems to have been organised by a follower of Ibn Nusayr's known as al-Khasibi who died in Aleppo in about 969. Al-Khasibi's grandson al-Tabarani moved to Latakia on the Sy ...

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Alawite, Alawite - History, Alawite - Religion, Alawite - Population, Alawite - Notes

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Main article at Augustan drama The "Augustan era" is difficult to define chronologically in prose and poetry, but it is very easy to date its end in drama. The Augustan era's drama ended definitively in 1737, with the Licensing Act. Prior to 1737, however, the English stage was changing rapidly from the Restoration comedy and Restoration drama and their noble subjects to the quickly developing melodrama. George Lillo and Richard Steele wrote the trend-setting plays of the early Augustan period. Lillo's plays consciously ...

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Augustan literature, Augustan literature - Enlightenment? The historical context, Augustan literature - Political and religious historical context, Augustan literature - History and literature, Augustan literature - Prose, Augustan literature - The essay/journalism, Augustan literature - Philosophy and religious writing, Augustan literature - The novel, Augustan literature - Satire unclassified, Augustan literature - Poetry, Augustan literature - Drama

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History of astrology - Western astrology's Babylonian origins. The history of western astrology can now be traced back to ancient Babylonia, and indeed to the earliest phases of Babylonian history, i.e. to about 3000 B.C. In Babylonia as well as in Assyria as a direct offshoot of Babylonian culture (or as we might also term it "Euphratean" culture), astrology takes its place in the official cult as one of the two chief means at the disposal of the priests (who were called bare or "inspectors") for ascertaining the will and intention of the gods, the other being through the inspection of ...

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History of astrology, History of astrology - Overview, History of astrology - History, History of astrology - Western astrology's Babylonian origins, History of astrology - The spread of astrology from Babylonia, History of astrology - Greek and Egyptian contributions to astrology, History of astrology - Medieval and Renaissance astrology, History of astrology - Astrology's 20th century expansion, History of astrology - Astrology in the Jewish community, History of astrology - Noted predictions, History of astrology - Historical proponents of astrology, History of astrology - Historical opponents of astrology, History of astrology - Other miscellany

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"Augustan" derives from George I wishing to be seen as Caesar Augustus. Alexander Pope, who had been imitating Horace, wrote an Epistle to Augustus that was to George II and seemingly endorsed the notion of his age being like that of Augustus, when poetry became more mannered, political and satirical than in the era of Julius Caesar. Later, Voltaire and Oliver Goldsmith (in his History of Literature in 1764) used the term "Augustan" to refer to the literature of the 1720s and '30s. Outside of poetry, however, the Augustan era i ...

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Augustan literature, Augustan literature - Enlightenment? The historical context, Augustan literature - Political and religious historical context, Augustan literature - History and literature, Augustan literature - Prose, Augustan literature - The essay/journalism, Augustan literature - Philosophy and religious writing, Augustan literature - The novel, Augustan literature - Satire unclassified, Augustan literature - Poetry, Augustan literature - Drama

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Main article: Augustan prose The essay, satire, and dialogue (in philosophy and religion) thrived in the age, and the English novel was truly begun as a serious art form. Literacy in the early 18th century passed into the working classes, as well as the middle and upper classes (Thompson, Class). Furthermore, literacy was not confined to men, though rates of female literacy are very difficult to establish. For those who were literate, circulating libraries in England began in the Augustan period. Libraries were open to all, but they were mainly associ ...

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Augustan literature, Augustan literature - Enlightenment? The historical context, Augustan literature - Political and religious historical context, Augustan literature - History and literature, Augustan literature - Prose, Augustan literature - The essay/journalism, Augustan literature - Philosophy and religious writing, Augustan literature - The novel, Augustan literature - Satire unclassified, Augustan literature - Poetry, Augustan literature - Drama

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Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions. In India this doctrine was thoroughly established from ancient times. While metempsychosis was not established in the older sections of the Vedas, it was explicated first in the Upanishads (c. 1000 BC - AD 4), which are philosophico-mystic texts held to be the essence of the Vedas. The idea that the soul reincarnates is intricately linked to karma, whose first explication was also seen in the Hindu books of the Upanishads. The idea is that individua ...

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