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91death rite — ▪ anthropology Introduction any of the ceremonial acts or customs employed at the time of death and burial. Throughout history and in every human society, the disposal of the dead has been given special significance. The practice was… …
92Middle Eastern religion — Introduction any of the religious beliefs, attitudes, and practices developed in the ancient Middle East (extending geographically from Iran to Egypt and from Anatolia and the Aegean Sea to the Arabian Peninsula and temporally from about… …
93Ascetical Theology — • Briefly defined as the scientific exposition of Christian asceticism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ascetical Theology Ascetical Theology …
94State or Way — • Stages in the spiritual life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. State or Way State or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive) …
95State or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive) — State or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► State or Way (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive) The word state is used in various senses by theologians and spiritual writers. It may be taken to signify a… …
96Hindu — A Hindu (Audio|hi Hindu.ogg|pronunciation, Devanagari: हिन्दू) is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, philosophical and cultural systems that originated in the Indian subcontinent. There are… …
97Shia Islam — Shia redirects here. For other uses, see Shia (disambiguation) …
98Ali — See also: Nahj al Balagha For other persons named Ali, see Ali (name). For other uses, see Ali (disambiguation). Ali ibn Abu Talib …
99magic — /maj ik/, n. 1. the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring: to pull a rabbit out of a hat by magic. 2. the art of producing a desired effect or result through the …
100Sufism — This article is part of the series …
