Encyclopedia - List Of Virgins: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Virgins - Religious And Mythological Figures
Many religions have long considered sexual abstinence a virtuous way of life, and so a large number of famous virgins throughout history,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eunuch: Encyclopedia Ii - Eunuch - Religious Castration
The Galli, followers of the goddess Cybele practiced ritual self-castration, sanguinaria. Even in Christian times the practice continued;...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eunuch: Encyclopedia Ii - Eunuch - Involuntary Disorder
The body dysmorphic disorder or dysmorphophobia characterized by desire to be a eunuch is called skoptic syndrome, named after the Skoptz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castration Cult: Encyclopedia - Castration Cult
A number of religious cults have included castration as a central theme of their practice. These include: The cult of Cybele, in which d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eunuch: Encyclopedia - Eunuch
A eunuch is an infertile human male whose testicles have either been removed (deliberately or by accident) or are otherwise non-functiona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Believers: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Believers - Break-off Sects
The Old Believers movement also gave birth to several marginal break-off groups such as: the Skoptzy (Скопцы), who practiced castr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eunuch: Encyclopedia Ii - Eunuch - Castrato Singers
Eunuchs castrated before puberty were also valued and trained in several cultures for their exceptional voices, which retained a childlik...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eunuch: Encyclopedia Ii - Eunuch - Myths
According to Tom Burnham's Dictionary of Misinformation, a common misconception about eunuchs is that, since they were castrated, they we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Believers: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Believers - History
In 1652, Patriarch Nikon (1605–1681) of the Russian Orthodox Church introduced a number of ritualistic and textual innovations aimed at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Transgender-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Transgender-related Topics - People And Behaviour
List of transgender-related topics - In non-western cultures. Two-spirit Bacchá Berdache Transgender in China Evening people Fakaleit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eunuch: Encyclopedia Ii - Eunuch - History
The English word eunuch is from the Greek eune ("bed") and ekhein ("to keep"), effectively "bed keeper." Servants or slaves were usually ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Believers: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Believers - Reform Based On Books Used By Greeks Unified With Rome
Nikon, supported by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1629-1676), gathered a home council and convinced the clergy of the need to compare Russian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Believers: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Believers - The Rubrics Of Studion
Russia was officially christianized in 988 by the Greeks, who came from Constantinople and introduced the so called rubrics or typicon of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Transgender-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Transgender-related Topics - Basic Terms
List of transgender-related topics - Gender. Cisgender Gender identity Gender identity disorder Gender role List of transgender-r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Transgender-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Transgender-related Topics - Topics Related To Transitioning
List of transgender-related topics - Social. Transitioning Real life experience List of transgender-related topics - Relating to med...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Believers: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Believers - Denominations
Despite that all Old Believers groups emerged as a result of the opposition to the Nikonian reform, they do not constitute a single monol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Believers: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Believers - Similarities Between Old Believers And Protestants
Despite the fact that the Old Believers movement was created as a reaction to a reform, not as a 'reform' itself, the views and the philo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Believers: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Believers - Philosophy
As any great historical movement, the schism of 1666-67 did not occur as a result of accidental conflicts or events, nor had it been insp...   » Read the article

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