Encyclopedia - Scapegoat: Encyclopedia - Scapegoat
The scapegoat was a goat that was driven off into the wilderness as part of the ceremonies of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Judais...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Scapegoat: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Scapegoat
Scapegoat.   See AZAZEL   (See also: Scapegoat , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scapegoat: Encyclopedia Ii - Scapegoat - Scapegoating
Figuratively, a scapegoat is someone selected to bear blame for a calamity. Scapegoating is the act of holding a person, group of people,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scapegoat: Encyclopedia Ii - Scapegoat - Scapegoating
Figuratively, a scapegoat is someone selected to bear blame for a calamity. Scapegoating is the act of holding a person, group of people,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blame Canada: Encyclopedia - Blame Canada
"Blame Canada" is a song from the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut in which the fictional parents of South Park decide to blam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atonement: Encyclopedia - Atonement
The Atonement is the central doctrine of Christianity: everything else derives from it. It is reconciliation with God, of people who have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia - Sacrifice
Sacrifice (from a Middle English verb meaning 'to make sacred', from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; sacred + fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blame: Encyclopedia - Blame
Blame is the assignment of responsibility from one entity to another. Blaming is the action of assigning this blame to another, often fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cork Taint: Encyclopedia - Cork Taint
Cork taint is a broad term referring to a set of undesirable smells or tastes found in a bottle of wine, especially spoilage that can onl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azazel: Encyclopedia - Azazel
Azazel (Hebrew: עזאזאל, Arabic: عزازل azazil) is an enigmatic name from the Hebrew scriptures, possibly referring to a fallen ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curse Of The Bambino: Encyclopedia - Curse Of The Bambino
The Curse of the Bambino (1920 – 2004) was an urban myth or scapegoat cited as a reason for the failure of the Boston Red Sox baseball ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curse Of The Billy Goat: Encyclopedia - Curse Of The Billy Goat
The Curse of the Billy Goat, or Billy Goat Curse (curse supposedly began in 1945) is the name of an urban myth, superstition, or scapegoa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catalan Mythology About Witches: Encyclopedia - Catalan Mythology About Witches
In Catalan popular culture, there are a large number of myths and legends about witches (Catalan "bruixes"). In the popular imagination, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Slavery: Encyclopedia - White Slavery
White slavery is a term that was originally used in the 19th century to denote the enslavement to wage labor experienced by workers in i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Well Poisoning: Encyclopedia - Well Poisoning
For the logical fallacy, see poisoning the well. Well-poisoning (the malicious manipulation of potable water resources to cause illness o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laying On Of Hands: Encyclopedia - Laying On Of Hands
The laying on of hands is a religious practice found throughout the world in varying forms. In Christian churches, this practice is used ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steve Bartman: Encyclopedia Ii - Steve Bartman - The Scapegoat Factor
Bartman became a scapegoat for the Cubs' failure to advance to the World Series. Part of the intrigue of sports is the tendency among som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Typographical Personification: Encyclopedia Ii - Typographical Personification - In Fiction
In Terry Pratchett's novel The Truth, a group of dwarves run a printing press to create a typo-filled newspaper, intended to be named Ank...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moral Panic: Encyclopedia Ii - Moral Panic - Origins
The term was coined by Stanley Cohen in 1972 to describe media coverage of Mods and Rockers in the United Kingdom in the 1960s. A factor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atonement: Encyclopedia Ii - Atonement - Atonement Theories In Christianity
Atonement - 1 - Christus Victor. Irenaeus, Eastern Orthodox Church, some Lutherans Origen, Gregory of Nyssa Atonement - 2 - Mora...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Christianity
The concept of self-sacrifice and martyrs are central to Christianity. In Christian teaching, God became incarnate in Jesus Christ to acc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Islam
An animal sacrifice in Arabic is called Qurban. However this word has a pagan connotation in some places (however, in India, the word qur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Hinduism
In India, some semi-tribal Hindus, as well as some worshipper-communities of Shaktism (the Mother Goddess) offer sacrifice of goats and b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Games
Sacrifice is also used metaphorically to describe a number of plays in games. Sacrifices, in this sense, are plays that deliberately lose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Islam
An animal sacrifice in Arabic is called Qurban. However this word has a pagan connotation in some places (however, in India, the word qur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Judaism
In Judaism, a sacrifice is known as a Korban from the Hebrew root karov meaning to "[come] Close [to God]". The centrality of sacrifices ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Sacrifice In Hinduism
Hindus believe in Ahimsa (non-violence). Even the oldest of their religious texts speak about earth, fire, water and air but not about an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Sacrifice - Human Sacrifice
Human sacrifice was practiced by many ancient cultures. People would be ritually killed in a manner that was supposed to please or appeas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychological Projection: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychological Projection - Counter-projection
When addressing psychological trauma the defense mechanism is sometimes counter projection, including an obsession to continue and remain...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Goat: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Goat
Goat The animal and its horns were symbols of generation, regeneragtion, reproductive power, strength, and might. The Hebrew scapegoat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gnypa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Gnypa
Goat The animal and its horns were symbols of generation, regeneragtion, reproductive power, strength, and might. The Hebrew scapegoat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laibach Band: Encyclopedia Ii - Laibach Band - Controversial Style
Laibach have frequently been accused of Germanophilia thanks to their costumes, which often resembled Nazi officers' uniforms, and also t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Margita Bangová: Encyclopedia Ii - Margita Bangová - Public Reaction
The exposé of Bangová was quick to draw criticism from the public and from other journalists. Many were unhappy with Strobel's treatmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Sweet Hereafter: Encyclopedia Ii - The Sweet Hereafter - Themes In The Book And Movie
There is a somewhat different emotional focus between the book and the movie. The book deals more centrally with the futile attempt to fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janis Karpinski: Encyclopedia Ii - Janis Karpinski - Karpinski's Defense
Karpinski insisted she had no knowledge of the abuse and claims the particular wing of the prison was under the control of military intel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dehumanization: Encyclopedia Ii - Dehumanization - Methods Of Dehumanization
Dehumanization - Memes of dehumanization: scapegoating ethnic stereotypes and racism. A common theme (or meme) is that of scapegoating,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Curiosities: Encyclopedia Ii - Biblical Curiosities - Old Testament
Leviticus 16:8 ...place lots upon the 2 goats, one marked for the Lord and the other marked for Azazel This verse is the origin of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Year Without A Summer: Encyclopedia Ii - Year Without A Summer - Causal Theories
At the time, no one knew what had caused the aberrant conditions of 1816. One scapegoat was Benjamin Franklin, whose experiments with lig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Le Canard Enchaîné: Encyclopedia Ii - Le Canard Enchaîné - Scandals
Le Canard enchaîné - The Plumbers' affair. On December 3, 1973, policemen of the Directorate of Territorial Security, disguised as pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aloysius Snuffleupagus: Encyclopedia Ii - Aloysius Snuffleupagus - The Goodbye Episode 1985
By the mid-1980s, the storylines had the adult characters becoming increasingly frustrated with Big Bird using Snuffleupagus as a scapego...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Year Without A Summer: Encyclopedia Ii - Year Without A Summer - Causal Theories
At the time, no one knew what had caused the aberrant conditions of 1816. One scapegoat was Benjamin Franklin, whose experiments with lig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qutbism: Encyclopedia Ii - Qutbism - The Invention Of Qutbism?
Some traditional Sunni scholars and Muslim Brotherhood members reject the claim of "Qutbist Ideology". They claim that this ideology has ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kiss Of The Dragon: Encyclopedia Ii - Kiss Of The Dragon - Plot
Liu Jian, a Chinese agent, is assigned to Paris to help apprehend a Chinese gangster involved in Heroin smuggling. However, Liu is just a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Day Of Atonement Christian: Encyclopedia Ii - Day Of Atonement Christian - Biblical Origin
The original rites and practices for the Day of Atonement are set forth in the sixteenth chapter of Leviticus (cf. Exodus 30:10; Leviticu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tuttle M*a*s*h Episode: Encyclopedia Ii - Tuttle M*a*s*h Episode - Detailed Story
The episode opens with Hawkeye Pierce and Trapper McIntyre giving away supplies to Sister Theresa, a nun who runs the local orphanage. Wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Sullivan: Encyclopedia Ii - John Sullivan - Revolutionary War
After the British evacuated Boston in the spring of 1776, Washington sent General Sullivan north to replace the fallen John Thomas as com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ephraim Kishon: Encyclopedia Ii - Ephraim Kishon - Early Biography
Born into a middle-class Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary, as Ferenc Hoffmann, he studied sculpture and painting, and then began publis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hitler's Political Beliefs: Encyclopedia Ii - Hitler's Political Beliefs - V-mann For The Army
After the war Hitler stayed in the army, which was mainly engaged in suppressing socialist uprisings across Germany including in Munich, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ostracism: Encyclopedia Ii - Ostracism - Ostracism In Context
Ostracism is crucially different from a judicial process: there is no charge and no defence can be mounted by the person expelled. The tw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrea Dworkin: Encyclopedia Ii - Andrea Dworkin - Bibliography
Heartbreak: The Political Memoir of a Feminist Militant (2002) ISBN 0465017541 Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Women's Liberation (200...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oliver Twist: Encyclopedia Ii - Oliver Twist - Synopsis
Oliver is a boy born in a workhouse in the year 1797, who has no idea of his parents' identity. His mother Agnes died in childbirth. By p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robin Ventura: Encyclopedia Ii - Robin Ventura - Close Of Career
With the Yankees struggling to stay in first place, owner George Steinbrenner began looking for a scapegoat - and, as the Mets had eighte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yom Kippur: Encyclopedia Ii - Yom Kippur - The Temple Service
The sacrificial service of the Temple in Jerusalem features prominently in both the liturgy and the religious thought of the holiday. Spe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamaican Creole: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamaican Creole - Vocabulary
Naturally, Jamaican Creole contains many words borrowed from English as well as from Spanish, Portuguese, Hindustani, and African languag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kmfdm: Encyclopedia Ii - Kmfdm - Columbine High School Controversy
KMFDM became a scapegoat of sorts in the wake of the Columbine High School massacre (along with fellow musicians Marilyn Manson and Ramms...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Fast And The Furious 2001 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Fast And The Furious 2001 Film - Influence On Popular Culture
The Fast and the Furious is also the movie that is credited among other movies with sparking America's youth in "souping up" or "tricking...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Francis Dam: Encyclopedia Ii - St. Francis Dam - The Aftermath
The exact number of dead remains unknown to this day. The official count made in August 1928 stood at 385. However more bodies were disco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New World Order Conspiracy: Encyclopedia Ii - New World Order Conspiracy - Historical Manipulations
The ability of world leaders throughout history to successfully manipulate their people into wars is often cited as evidence that such a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rwanda: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rwanda - Military Rule
On July 5, 1973, while serving as defense minister, Maj. Gen. Juvénal Habyarimana, a native of the northwestern province of Gisenyi over...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1919 World Series: Encyclopedia Ii - 1919 World Series - Curse Of The Black Sox
The Curse of the Black Sox (1919 – 2005) was an urban myth or scapegoat cited as a reason for the failure of the Chicago White Sox to w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breaker Morant: Encyclopedia Ii - Breaker Morant - Events Leading To Morant's Arrest
Like so much of his story, the exact sequence and nature of the events leading up to Morant's arrest and trial are still hotly disputed a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johnny 5: Encyclopedia Ii - Johnny 5 - Johnny 5 In Short Circuit 2
Ben Jahrvi (called Ben Jabituya in Short Circuit) has lost his job at Nova Robotics for reasons that aren't perfectly clear (he was eithe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Communist Party Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Communist Party Of Greece - History
The history of KKE is an essential part of modern Greek history. The KKE either by itself or as a scapegoat was an integral element in mo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Azazel: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Azazel
Azazel `aza'zel (Hebrew) (from `azaz to be firm, strong, powerful (or from `ez goat) + 'el divinity, god)   Also Azaziel, Azazyel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler: Encyclopedia Ii - Adolf Hitler - The Early Years Of The Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler - Hitler's entry and rise. After the war, Hitler remained in the army, which was mainly engaged in suppressing socialist u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adolf Hitler: Encyclopedia Ii - Adolf Hitler - The Early Years Of The Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler - Hitler's entry and rise. After the war, Hitler remained in the army, which was mainly engaged in suppressing socialist u...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Horns: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Horns
Horns Much used in the Bible, often as a symbol of might; and the altar in the tabernacle had horns, which were seized as sanctuary by...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Door Of Horn, Gate Of Horn: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Door Of Horn, Gate Of Horn
Horns Much used in the Bible, often as a symbol of might; and the altar in the tabernacle had horns, which were seized as sanctuary by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minor Characters In Sonic The Hedgehog: Encyclopedia Ii - Minor Characters In Sonic The Hedgehog - Sleet
A bounty hunter hired by Dr. Robotnik, Sleet's task is to hunt down the Sonic Underground band and their Freedom Fighters. A wolf with pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minor Characters In Sonic The Hedgehog: Encyclopedia Ii - Minor Characters In Sonic The Hedgehog - Sleet
A bounty hunter hired by Dr. Robotnik, Sleet's task is to hunt down the Sonic Underground band and their Freedom Fighters. A wolf with pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minor Characters In Sonic The Hedgehog: Encyclopedia Ii - Minor Characters In Sonic The Hedgehog - Sleet
A bounty hunter hired by Dr. Robotnik, Sleet's task is to hunt down the Sonic Underground band and their Freedom Fighters. A wolf with pu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Typhon: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Typhon
Typhon (Egypt, Egyptian). An aspect or shadow of Osiris.   Typhon is not, as Plutarch asserts, the distinct " Evil Principl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Summer Of Sam: Encyclopedia Ii - Summer Of Sam - Plot
It is the story of a group of people in New York City (particularly the Throgs Neck/Country Club section of the Bronx) in the summer of 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China Can Say No: Encyclopedia Ii - China Can Say No - Background
The book is modelled on The Japan That Can Say No, which was itself modelled on The France That Can Say No. At least two of the authors p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balzac Band: Encyclopedia Ii - Balzac Band - Band Members
Current lineup Hirosuke - vocals (1992-) Atsushi - guitar (1993-) Akio - bass (1997-) Takayuki - drums (2002-) Former members Tetsuya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satyr: Encyclopedia Ii - Satyr - Other References
In the Authorized Version of Isa. Xiii. 25, xxxiv. 14 the word "satyr" is used to render the Hebrew sh'lrlm, "hairy ones." A kind of demo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Well Poisoning: Encyclopedia Ii - Well Poisoning - Historical Accusations Of Well-poisoning Against Jews
Medieval people did not know about the existence of viruses and bacteria, thus they could not understand epidemics. Any sudden deteriorat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yom Kippur: Encyclopedia Ii - Yom Kippur - Date
In the Hebrew calendar Yom Kippur begins at nightfall starting the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishri (which falls in September/Octo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anna Mae Aquash: Encyclopedia Ii - Anna Mae Aquash - Activism
In Bar Harbor, Maine, Aquash became involved in the Teaching and Research in Bicultural Education School Project (TRIBES), a program desi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tuttle M*a*s*h Episode: Encyclopedia Ii - Tuttle M*a*s*h Episode - Overview
"Tuttle" is an episode from M*A*S*H. It was the fifteenth episode broadcast and aired on January 14, 1973. It was written by Bruce Shelle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voltron: Encyclopedia Ii - Voltron - Comic Books
In the early 80's Modern Comics produced a series based on the TV show. Lion Voltron recently was revived in print through a hit comic-bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mountain Meadows Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountain Meadows Massacre - Memorial Marker
On September 15, 1990, a memorial marker was dedicated that lists the names of the 82 individuals who were killed and those of the sevent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1976 Zagreb Mid-air Collision: Encyclopedia Ii - 1976 Zagreb Mid-air Collision - Introduction
In the mid-1970s Zagreb Air Traffic Control, understaffed and poorly equipped, was one of the busiest in Europe. The Zagreb VOR beacon fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demolition Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Demolition Man - Plot
The film is a story about two men, one an evil criminal and another a policeman. Although the initial scenes are set in a anarchic, dysto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bacon's Rebellion: Encyclopedia Ii - Bacon's Rebellion - The Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion can be attributed to myriad causes, all of which led to unrest in the Virginia colony. Economic problems, such as decli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Ehrlichman: Encyclopedia Ii - John Ehrlichman - Political Life
Ehrlichman worked on Nixon's 1960 presidential campaign, 1962 California gubernatorial campaign and was an advance man for Nixon's 1968 p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Porter J. Goss: Encyclopedia Ii - Porter J. Goss - September 11 And Joint Inquiry
In August 2001 Goss, Senator Bob Graham (D-Fl.), and Senator Jon Kyl visited Islamabad, Pakistan. Meetings were held with President Perve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-immigration: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-immigration - Counter Arguments
In response, others points out that: the "isolation" argument has racist undertones as it is typically directed at immigrants from devel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - V Tv Series: Encyclopedia Ii - V Tv Series - Premise
Humanoid (and completely human-looking) aliens arrive on Earth from the fourth planet of Sirius in a fleet of huge saucer ships that they...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Milken: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Milken - Assessments Of Milken's Accomplishments
Judgments of Milken's accomplishments - namely whether they were good for the U.S. economy or if they were ethical - tend to depend on th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mountain Meadows Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountain Meadows Massacre - Siege On September 7-11 1857
The travellers were besieged for four days, beginning on Monday, September 7, 1857. Exactly who attacked the party first is debated. Some...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tashlikh: Encyclopedia Ii - Tashlikh - Origin Of The Custom
Tashlikh - Maharil. Most Jewish sources trace the custom back to Rabbi Jacob Mölin (d. 1425) in his Sefer Maharil. Some clues as to an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September Dossier: Encyclopedia Ii - September Dossier - The Dead Scientist
The next day, the Ministry of Defence claimed that one of its officials (later named as Dr. David Kelly) had come forward, admitting to h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balzac Band: Encyclopedia Ii - Balzac Band - Releases
Balzac band - Albums. The Last Men On Earth (1995) Deep - Teenagers From Outer Space (1997) 13 Stairway - The Children Of The Night (1...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meaning Of Dreams About Goat: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Goat
  Goat When interpreting dreams with goats in them, consider the characteristics that we associate with these animals. We conside...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scapegoat: Encyclopedia Ii - Scapegoat - Christian View
In Christian theology, the story of the scapegoat in Leviticus is interpreted as a symbolic prefiguration of the self-sacrifice of Jesus,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scapegoat: Encyclopedia Ii - Scapegoat - Christian View
In Christian theology, the story of the scapegoat in Leviticus is interpreted as a symbolic prefiguration of the self-sacrifice of Jesus,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scapegoat: Encyclopedia Ii - Scapegoat - In The Hebrew Bible
Two very similar-appearing male goats were brought into the courtyard of the Temple in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur as part of the Holy Servic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scapegoat: Encyclopedia Ii - Scapegoat - In The Hebrew Bible
Two very similar-appearing male goats were brought into the courtyard of the Temple in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur as part of the Holy Servic...   » Read the article

Article - Theosophy Sitemap I - S
This is a sitemap for Theosophy - S . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.   ...   » Read the article