The founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, was born in 1469 to a Khatri family in central Punjab. After four epic journeys (north to Tibet, south to Sri Lanka, east to Bengal and west to Mecca and Baghdad) Guru Nanak preached to Hindus and others, and in the process attracted a following of "Sikhs," or disciples. Religion, he taught, was a way to unite people, but in practice he found that it set men against one another. He particularly regretted the antagonism between Hindus and Muslims as well as certain ritualistic practices that distracted peop ...

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Sikhism, Sikhism - History of Sikhism, Sikhism - The Gurus of Sikhism, Sikhism - The Ten Gurus of Sikhism, Sikhism - The Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhism - Sikh religious philosophy, Sikhism - Primary beliefs and principles, Sikhism - Underlying values, Sikhism - Prohibited behavior, Sikhism - Technique and methods, Sikhism - Other observations, Sikhism - Observations, Sikhism - All welcomed, Sikhism - Followers of Sikhism, Sikhism - The Five Ks, Sikhism - Sikhs around the world, Sikhism - Sikhs and Punjabis, Sikhism - The Khalsa, Sikhism - Khalistan

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The basic mechanism of magical practices is the spell, a spoken or written ritualistic formula that might be used in conjunction with a particular set of ingredients. If a spell is properly executed and fails to work, then the spell is likely a fraud. However, in most instances, the failure of a spell to bring about the desired effect can be attributed to the failure of the person executing the spell to follow the magic formula exactly. However, there is no known instance of a spell actually prod ...

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Magic paranormal, Magic paranormal - Religion Paganism and alchemy, Magic paranormal - History of Western European magic, Magic paranormal - Magical beliefs in Western Europe, Magic paranormal - In the Middle Ages, Magic paranormal - Magic in the Renaissance, Magic paranormal - Magic and Romanticism, Magic paranormal - Magic in the twentieth century, Magic paranormal - Modern believers in magic, Magic paranormal - Theories of magic, Magic paranormal - Religious ritual and magical thinking, Magic paranormal - Magical practices and spells, Magic paranormal - Magic in fiction, Magic paranormal - Religious attitudes towards magic, Magic paranormal - Indigenous traditions, Magic paranormal - Magic and the Magi, Magic paranormal - In Judaism and Christianity, Magic paranormal - In Islam, Magic paranormal - In Hinduism

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In 1652, Patriarch Nikon (1605–1681) of the Russian Orthodox Church introduced a number of ritualistic and textual innovations aimed at uniforming the Russian Orthodox Church with the Greek Orthodox Church and centralizing his power. Nikon, having noticed a certain discrepancy between Russian and Greek rites and texts, ordered an ajustment of the Russian rites to the Greek ones of that time. According to the traditional explanation, the Russian Orthodox Church had over the centuries, as a result of errors of incompetent copyists, de ...

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Old Believers, Old Believers - History, Old Believers - The rubrics of Studion, Old Believers - Reform based on books used by Greeks unified with Rome, Old Believers - Philosophy, Old Believers - Differences between the Old Believers and new style Russian Orthodoxy, Old Believers - Denominations, Old Believers - Break-off sects, Old Believers - Similarities between Old believers and Protestants, Old Believers - Modern situation, Old Believers - Old Believer Churches

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Native American folk is usually religious in nature, and is used to communicate spiritually with the heavens and to pray for good luck. Epic stories of heroes are also common. Native American religious beliefs hold that music was given to humans by spirits as a method of communicating with the supernatural. Song composition, then, is a highly ritualistic act. Choctaw Social Dance, for example, is not composed, having been given to the people at creation. They can vary slightly from year to year, with leaders recombining and introducing slight variations. The Pueblo compose a number of new songs each year in a ...

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Native American music, Native American music - Folk song, Native American music - Traditional music cultures, Native American music - History, Native American music - Southwest, Native American music - Eastern Woodlands, Native American music - Plains, Native American music - Great Basin, Native American music - Northwest Coast, Native American music - Arctic, Native American music - Pan-tribalism, Native American music - Native American flute, Native American music - Samples, Native American music - External link

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In the United States, the first haircut is considered a milestone for a baby which is often marked by saving the cut hair. The age at which the first haircut occurs varies widely, depending on cultural and religious background, and on the baby's amount of hair. In the 19th century, the first haircut marked the time when boys would begin to look different from girls. First haircut - Native American babies. Some Native American tribes commemorated the first haircut with a ritualistic dance. The Apache tribe had a spring-time ritual. < ...

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First haircut, First haircut - United States babies, First haircut - Native American babies, First haircut - African American boys, First haircut - Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish boys, First haircut - Israeli boys, First haircut - Hasidic Jewish women, First haircut - Indian babies, First haircut - Hindu babies, First haircut - Kashmiri babies, First haircut - Chinese babies, First haircut - Ukrainian babies

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Examples of the relatively few hunter-gatherer symbolic systems that have survived are ochre remains, Mousterian paired markings, the hand prints and stencils of Arnhem Land, the markings of Koonalda Cave in Australia, and cave painting. These appear to be more ritualistic than practical. (Many of them constitute rock art.) We have little idea of what the more fleeting symbols used in communicating across a hunting territory looked like, although the 8,000-6,500 year old European Vinca script may give us a tantali ...

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Hunter-gatherer, Hunter-gatherer - Historical context, Hunter-gatherer - Habitat and population, Hunter-gatherer - Methods of study, Hunter-gatherer - Common characteristics, Hunter-gatherer - Problems with generalizing, Hunter-gatherer - Symbolic culture, Hunter-gatherer - Modern context, Hunter-gatherer - Social movements

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Little Rascals Day Care Center - Bob Kelly. Each defendant was tried separately with Bob Kelly the first to go to trial. Testimony lasted nine-month with 12 children providing fantastic descriptions of sexual abuse babies ritualistically killed and taken out on boats and thrown overboard, and even trips in hot air balloons. After a three-weeks of jury deliberation, Kelly was found guilty on 99 out of 100 counts. He was sentenced to 12 consecutive life terms in prison. ...

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Little Rascals Day Care Center, Little Rascals Day Care Center - Accusation, Little Rascals Day Care Center - Trial, Little Rascals Day Care Center - Bob Kelly, Little Rascals Day Care Center - Dawn Wilson, Little Rascals Day Care Center - Betsey Kelly, Little Rascals Day Care Center - Case overturned, Little Rascals Day Care Center - The others

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Freemasonry - From Foundation to 1717. The Masonic ritualistic foundation myth, veiled in allegory, claims that the fraternity was founded by the builders of King Solomon’s Temple. Beyond myth, there is a distinct absence of documentation as to Freemasonry’s origins, which has led to a great deal of speculation among historians, both from within and from outside the fraternity. Hundreds of books have been written on the subject. Much of the content of t ...

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Freemasonry, Freemasonry - Organizational structure, Freemasonry - Prince Hall Freemasonry, Freemasonry - The Masonic Lodge, Freemasonry - Other degrees orders and bodies, Freemasonry - Membership requirements, Freemasonry - Membership and religion, Freemasonry - General requirements, Freemasonry - Women and Freemasonry, Freemasonry - Principles and activities, Freemasonry - Ritual and symbolism, Freemasonry - Degrees, Freemasonry - Landmarks, Freemasonry - History of Freemasonry, Freemasonry - From Foundation to 1717, Freemasonry - The two great schisms of Freemasonry 1753 and 1877, Freemasonry - Criticism persecution and prosecution, Freemasonry - Contemporary challenges, Freemasonry - Cultural references, Freemasonry - Notes, Freemasonry - Appendant bodies, Freemasonry - Organizations with Masonic affiliations

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The Yagudo are a race of birdlike bipeds inhabiting the continent of Mindartia in the world Vana'diel depicting in Final Fantasy XI. The Yagudo are a race of Beastmen. Violently devout and ritualistic, the Yagudo are a race of religious zealots, their society appearing to be based on a strict religious hierarchy. Yagudo evince little technological development, living instead in austere construc ...

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Final Fantasy bestiary N-Z, Final Fantasy bestiary N-Z - Ochu, Final Fantasy bestiary N-Z - Orc, Final Fantasy bestiary N-Z - Quadav, Final Fantasy bestiary N-Z - Sahagin, Final Fantasy bestiary N-Z - Sand Worm, Final Fantasy bestiary N-Z - Shoopuf, Final Fantasy bestiary N-Z - Summon, Final Fantasy bestiary N-Z - Tiamat, Final Fantasy bestiary N-Z - Tonberry, Final Fantasy bestiary N-Z - Yagudo, Final Fantasy bestiary N-Z - Zu

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Repeated motifs feature strongly and powerfully in Utena. Many scenes are reused—exactly or almost so—in several episodes. This may have been a practical consideration on the animators' part to reduce production costs, but it also lends a ritualistic sense to many of the repeated scenes—such as the Student Council's ascent, or Utena's entry to the dueling platform. The use of color in the series alternates between serene and striking, while the world feels angular and modern, from the faces of the characters to the design ...

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Revolutionary Girl Utena, Revolutionary Girl Utena - Composition, Revolutionary Girl Utena - Plot summary, Revolutionary Girl Utena - Student Council Saga, Revolutionary Girl Utena - Characters, Revolutionary Girl Utena - Main characters, Revolutionary Girl Utena - Student Council members, Revolutionary Girl Utena - Black Rose Duellists, Revolutionary Girl Utena - Minor characters, Revolutionary Girl Utena - Themes, Revolutionary Girl Utena - Visual motifs, Revolutionary Girl Utena - Inspirations, Revolutionary Girl Utena - Music

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The adherents of Sabbatai, probably with his consent, even planned to abolish to a great extent the ritualistic observances because, according to a tradition, in the Messianic time most of them were to lose their obligatory character. The first step toward the disintegration of traditional Judaism was the changing of the fast of the Tenth of Tevet to a day of feasting and rejoicing. Samuel Primo, a man who entered Sabbatai's service as secretary at the time when the latter left Jerusalem for Smyrna, directed in the name of the Messiah the fo ...

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Sabbatai Zevi, Sabbatai Zevi - Zevi's early years, Sabbatai Zevi - Influence of English Millenarianism, Sabbatai Zevi - Claims of Messiahship, Sabbatai Zevi - In Salonica, Sabbatai Zevi - Marriage to Sarah, Sabbatai Zevi - Nathan of Ghaza, Sabbatai Zevi - Proclaimed Messiah, Sabbatai Zevi - Spread of his influence, Sabbatai Zevi - In Constantinople, Sabbatai Zevi - At Abydos Migdal Oz, Sabbatai Zevi - Nehemiah ha-Kohen, Sabbatai Zevi - Sabbatai adopts Islam, Sabbatai Zevi - Disillusion, Sabbatai Zevi - Modern followers

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In Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1992), two centuries have passed since the Gargoyle threat was solved and the Avatar is suddenly whisked into Britannia by a red moongate. As the game starts, The Guardian, an evil creature, taunts the Avatar, telling him that Britannia "has entered into a new age of enlightenment", and that he will eventually rule Britannia. The Avatar arrives to Britannia via a red moongate, and as he arrives to Trinsic, he's asked to solve a ritualistic murder that occurred the night before. He also learns that "The Fellowship", a new rel ...

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Ultima VII, Ultima VII - Part One: The Black Gate, Ultima VII - List of notable characters, Ultima VII - Rating, Ultima VII - Forge of Virtue expansion, Ultima VII - Part Two: Serpent Isle, Ultima VII - The Silver Seed expansion, Ultima VII - Technical issues, Ultima VII - Super Nintendo version, Ultima VII - Fan projects and remakes

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In the performing arts, Korean storytelling is done in both ritualistic shamanistic ways, in the songs of yangban scholars, and the cross-overs between the visual arts and the performing arts which are more intense and fluid than in the west. The performing arts of Korea grew out of ancient rituals that predate history. Depicted on petroglyphs and in pottery shards, as well as wall-paintings in tombs, the various performing arts nearly always incorporated Korean masks, costumes with Korean knots, Korean embroidery, and a dense overlay ...

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Korean art, Korean art - General characteristics, Korean art - Housing, Korean art - Painting, Korean art - Performing arts, Korean art - Tea ceremony, Korean art - Dance, Korean art - Storytelling and comedy, Korean art - Musical arts and musical theatre, Korean art - Visual art, Korean art - Pottery, Korean art - Calligraphy and printing, Korean art - Photography and cinema, Korean art - Sculptures, Korean art - Traditional visual arts, Korean art - Written arts

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The basic mechanism of magical practices is the spell, a spoken or written ritualistic formula that might be used in conjunction with a particular set of ingredients. If a spell is properly executed and fails to work, then the spell is likely a fraud. However, in most instances, the failure of a spell to bring about the desired effect can be attributed to the failure of the person executing the spell to follow the magic formula exactly. However, there is no known instance of a spell actually produ ...

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Magic paranormal, Magic paranormal - Etymology, Magic paranormal - Magic and Religion, Magic paranormal - History, Magic paranormal - Magical beliefs in Western Europe, Magic paranormal - In the Middle Ages, Magic paranormal - Magic in the Renaissance, Magic paranormal - Magic and Romanticism, Magic paranormal - Magic in the twentieth century, Magic paranormal - Beliefs, Magic paranormal - Theories of magic, Magic paranormal - Religious ritual and magical thinking, Magic paranormal - Magical practices and spells, Magic paranormal - Varieties of magical practice, Magic paranormal - Magical intentions, Magic paranormal - Magical traditions, Magic paranormal - Magic in fiction, Magic paranormal - Religious attitudes towards magic, Magic paranormal - Indigenous traditions, Magic paranormal - Magic and the Magi, Magic paranormal - In Judaism and Christianity, Magic paranormal - In Islam, Magic paranormal - In Hinduism

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The best-known type of magical practice is the spell, a ritualistic formula intended to bring about a specific effect. Spells are often spoken or written or physically constructed using a particular set of ingredients. The failure of a spell to work may be attributed to many causes, such as failure to follow the exact formula, general circumstances being unconducive, lack of magical ability or downright fraud. Another well-known magical practice is divination, which seeks to reveal information about the past, present or ...

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Magic paranormal, Magic paranormal - Etymology, Magic paranormal - Magic and Religion, Magic paranormal - History, Magic paranormal - Magical beliefs in Western Europe, Magic paranormal - In the Middle Ages, Magic paranormal - Magic in the Renaissance, Magic paranormal - Magic and Romanticism, Magic paranormal - Magic in the twentieth century, Magic paranormal - Beliefs, Magic paranormal - Theories of magic, Magic paranormal - Religious ritual and magical thinking, Magic paranormal - Varieties of magical practice, Magic paranormal - Magical traditions, Magic paranormal - Magic in fiction, Magic paranormal - Religious attitudes towards magic, Magic paranormal - Indigenous traditions, Magic paranormal - Magic and the Magi, Magic paranormal - In Judaism and Christianity, Magic paranormal - In Islam, Magic paranormal - In Hinduism

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SHAMANISM: The practice of shamans, usually ritualistic or magickal in nature, sometimes religious.

(See also: SHAMANISM, Paganism, Pagan, Pagan Dictionary)

Mimamsa: ritualistic form of Vedic philosophy

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Brahmanas: Vedic ritualistic texts

(See also: Brahmanas, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

mimamsa:

ritualistic form of vedic philosophy

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Danavas (Sanskrit). Almost the same as Daityas; giants and demons, the opponents of the ritualistic gods.

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Brahmanas

The shruti texts that explain the ritualistic sections of the original Vedas.

(See also: Brahmanas, Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Tantra: medieval yogic and ritualistic Indian texts

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