Search results for "Cult of the Supreme Being" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is a Melanesian island ... Vanuatu is an archipelago of 83 islands, two of which—Matthew and ...19 KB (2,664 words) - 14:35, 3 May 2023
- body or creed officially endorsed by the state. In some countries more ... The degree and nature of state backing for a denomination or creed ...28 KB (4,007 words) - 19:54, 9 February 2023
- was a North Korean politician who served as the second Supreme Leader of North ... In the early 1980s, Kim had become the heir apparent for the leadership ...64 KB (9,034 words) - 23:07, 3 March 2023
- Rosenbaum in Russia and emigrated to the United States to become an ... Her novels were based upon the projection of the Randian hero, a man ...20 KB (2,901 words) - 07:26, 23 August 2023
- January 25, 1982) was a Soviet statesman during the Cold War. He served ... Born in rural Russia in 1902, Suslov became a member of the All-Union ...40 KB (5,479 words) - 22:14, 30 March 2023
- Shaivism (also spelled Śaivism) refers to a cluster of religious ... With approximately 200 million adherents, Shaivism is one of the most ...34 KB (5,141 words) - 19:47, 14 April 2020
- Nabonidus (Akkadian Nabû-nāʾid) was the last king of the Neo-Babylonian ... As king, Nabonidus was maligned by the priests of the chief Babylonian ...17 KB (2,715 words) - 22:59, 10 November 2022
- – September 11, 1971) assumed leadership of the Soviet Union during the ... Khrushchev is remembered for his rejection of the “personality cult” ...21 KB (3,122 words) - 20:28, 9 March 2022
- ; November 15, 1757 – March 24, 1794) was a French journalist, the ... Hébert's thousands of followers were known as the Hébertists ...26 KB (3,903 words) - 21:56, 28 November 2022
- Shaktism is a denomination of Hinduism that worships Shakti (or Devi ... The magnitude and significance afforded to Shaktism illustrates the ...40 KB (6,102 words) - 10:18, 26 January 2023
- Angkor refers to the region of Cambodia serving as the seat of the ... Angkor and the Khmer Empire practiced Hinduism, most likely the largest ...32 KB (4,644 words) - 18:07, 27 July 2023
- The Jade Emperor (玉皇 (Yù Huáng) or 玉帝 (Yù Dì)), known ... is the ruler of Heaven (Tian) in Chinese mythology and is among the ...18 KB (2,861 words) - 08:35, 18 March 2024
- The sociology of religion is primarily the study of the practices ... Historically, sociology of religion was of central importance to sociology ...35 KB (5,329 words) - 21:52, 30 January 2023
- Brainwashing refers to the systematic application of coercive techniques ... Whether any techniques exist that change thought and behavior to the ...29 KB (4,296 words) - 22:37, 20 November 2023
- The Chinese Rites controversy (ca. 1630-1715 C.E.) was a dispute within ... The original Jesuit missionaries led by Matteo Ricci had initially ...22 KB (3,410 words) - 16:46, 10 December 2023
- Japanese mythology a sun goddess and perhaps the most important Shinto deity ... Amaterasu is seen as the highest manifestation of Kunitokotachi, the ...14 KB (2,300 words) - 02:45, 24 July 2023
- it carried out a lethal sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. Founded by Shoko Asahara, Aum emerged in Japan in the mid-1980s and ...20 KB (2,989 words) - 17:50, 22 August 2023
- The Pontifex Maximus (which literally means "Greatest Pontiff ... The title of "Pontifex Maximus," dating back to the times ...31 KB (4,749 words) - 00:22, 12 April 2023
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (French: La ... by the National Constituent Assembly (Assemblée nationale constituante ...17 KB (2,728 words) - 23:49, 26 July 2022
- Minerva was the ancient Roman goddess of wisdom and war. Her areas ... Her name is virtually identical to that Menrva, the Etruscan goddess ...11 KB (1,742 words) - 18:48, 9 November 2022
