Search results for "Christian mythology" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Watchers to the gods of the four winds. Christian theologians, in their attempts ... the Book of Genesis. According to Christian mythology, their "sins ...12 KB (1,932 words) - 20:02, 31 January 2023
- destruction occurred at the hands of a Christian mob led by St. John Chrysostom ... wonders of the world until well into the Christian era. ...16 KB (2,567 words) - 05:37, 27 February 2023
- In Norse Mythology, Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) was a widely worshipped ... In Norse mythology, Thor owned a short-handled war hammer, called ...24 KB (3,867 words) - 21:00, 31 October 2022
- Müller is an early pioneer of mythology and a notable scholar who ... claim Müller derived his theory that mythology is 'a disease of language ...30 KB (4,499 words) - 00:55, 9 November 2022
- ===Early Christian origins=== [[Image:St nicolas clerey.jpg|thumb|French ... Saint Nicholas of Myra is the primary inspiration for the Christian ...16 KB (2,522 words) - 03:18, 23 December 2022
- a group of ethnobotanists and scholars of mythology (Carl A. P. Ruck, Jeremy ... example is the bread and wine of the Christian (especially Roman Catholic ...32 KB (4,699 words) - 18:57, 13 February 2024
- The crypt developed out of the early Christian Church's desire ... about whom legends abound in Irish and Scottish mythology. ...11 KB (1,624 words) - 02:11, 15 January 2023
- is a figure from Greek mythology called by Pindar "the minstrel ... In addition to this unique role in Greek mythology, the figure of ...19 KB (3,011 words) - 02:17, 18 November 2022
- time that Lewis officially denounced his Christian faith. Lewis went on to ... centered around his love of Norse mythology. He also developed a great ...27 KB (4,330 words) - 19:28, 24 November 2023
- of the Bible. However, unlike the Judeo-Christian text, the Book of the Dead ... Geraldine Pinch. Handbook of Egyptian mythology. (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC ...17 KB (2,857 words) - 00:00, 13 February 2024
- particularly well-known in the context of Christian theology, in reference ... of ancient thought. Greek and Roman mythology contain many characters ...22 KB (3,158 words) - 15:11, 27 April 2023
- miraculous powers. The legend may combine Christian lore with a Celtic myth ... romances, deriving perhaps from some pre-Christian folklore, in the later ...17 KB (2,819 words) - 16:11, 25 January 2023
- For example, Inuit mythology includes the Adlet (also called Erqigdlet ... to resume human form. Edith Hamilton, Mythology. (Back Bay Books, 1998 ...17 KB (2,631 words) - 23:30, 3 May 2023
- hostile to, their people's mythology. Many of these philosophers developed monotheistic views. Plato's (427–347 B.C.E.) Demiurge ...17 KB (2,392 words) - 06:18, 31 July 2023
- In Babylonian mythology, Tiamat is one of the foundational principles ... continue to be evidenced in the Judeo-Christian tradition, such as the ...16 KB (2,560 words) - 23:20, 30 April 2023
- In religion, folklore, and mythology, a demon (also rendered daemon ... === In Christian mythology=== Building upon the references to daemons ...32 KB (5,129 words) - 09:29, 28 January 2024
- The combination of this now rather esoteric mythology (which also ... overlap in the development of the Christian nativity narrative. ...25 KB (3,894 words) - 18:16, 7 February 2024
- was one of the most important deities in Norse mythology. He was said ... image of him at Skara was destroyed by a Christian missionary. Further, his ...27 KB (4,366 words) - 02:39, 1 December 2023
- The term Greek mythology refers to the collection of tales belonging ... Greek mythology has exercised an extensive and profound influence ...45 KB (6,635 words) - 21:33, 28 May 2024
- ===Early and modern Christian interpretations=== Some Biblical scholars ... Many pre-modern Christian sources discussed the curse of Ham in connection ...14 KB (2,307 words) - 02:17, 15 January 2023
