Essays on Religion Page 18

The Bijak [Account] was the first of Kabir’s works to attract the attention of Western scholars. The members of the Kabirpanth compiled this topic after the death of Kabir, and considered it the most important and most representative of his doctrine. The Granth [Book], compiled at the beginning of the 17th century, became the sacred…

Ancient Egyptian Religion Religion guided every aspect of Egyptian life. Egyptian religion was based onpolytheism, or the worship of many deities, except for during the reign of Akenaton. TheEgyptians had as many as 2000 gods and goddesses. Some, such as Amun, wereworshipped throughout the whole country, while others had only a local following. Oftengods and…

The Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple, located in Lanham, Maryland, is unique in that it houses both an icon to Shiva and an icon to Vishnu. Shiva is represented with a stone lingam and Vishnu is portrayed lying upon a bed of snakes. These two icons are the center of the temple and are housed in…

This anthropological paper is an attempt to review the article by Breibert, Rosenfeld, and McClain (2003) which is a research study investigating the effect of spiritual health (or well-being) on “end-of-life despair in terminally- ill cancer patients” (1603).  The authors note at the beginning of the article that the significance of spiritual well-being as a…

Saint Catherine, originally named Caterina Benincasa, was born in Siena, a city in west-central Italy south of Florence. She was born on March 25, 1347, the feast of the Annunciation. She had a twin sister who did not live long after her birth. Catherine was the youngest of twenty-five children. Her father, Giacomo Benincasa, was…

What is Satanism? I have ne’er had any ground to sum up the Satanic belief system; there is no missional moral principle in my church, but being asked to compose an article on the topic gives me an extraordinary chance to pur to rest some prevarications about Satanism. I would wish to discourse the things…

St. Thomas Aquinas was known as a saint, a physician of the church, and a adult male who made many parts; non merely to Dante but to the full period in which he lived, which is known as the Middle Ages. St. Thomas was born at Roccasecca, the household palace near Naples, likely about 1225 …

            One of the most important historical documents in the medieval period, especially regarding medieval society in 16th century Germany, is known as the Twelve Articles. These twelve articles are actually a summary of the 12 most important demands of the peasants, who by that time where dominated upon by the German landholding aristocrats in…

During the late years of the 14th century, humanism emerged as an intellectual movement in Florence.[1] The main premise of humanism is to break the transcendental beliefs attributed by the Catholic Church and to deal with the concrete situations to explain the social and natural phenomena. The Italian poet, Giovanni Boccaccio, was one of those…

As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me. Abdul Kalam Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness. Abdul Kalam Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your…