Dictionary of church terms. — St. GEORGE'S COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH SPORTING - ALEXANDRIA EGYPT. Fr. Tadros Yacoub Maiaty.
PURITY AND IMPURITY, RITUAL — (Heb. וְטָהֳרָה טֻמְאָה, tumah ve toharah), a symbolic system according to which a pure person or object is qualified for contact with the Temple and related sancta (holy objects and spaces) while an impure person or object is disqualified from… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ritual washing in Judaism — Part of Judaic series of articles on Ritual purity in Judaism … Wikipedia
Four sons of Horus — One of the four sons of Horus was Hapi, which is also an alternate spelling for the name of the Nile god Hapy, but not to be confused with him .The four sons of Horus were a group of four gods in Egyptian religion, who were essentially the… … Wikipedia
Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar — The Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar, otherwise known as siyi (), is a term used to describe four main requirements of the Chinese scholar gentleman. They are qin ( qin), qi ( qi), shu ( calligraphy) and hua ( painting). Origin of the… … Wikipedia
Seven Archangels — A system of seven archangels is an old tradition originating in Christianity. However, the earliest reference to a system of seven archangels as a group appears to be in Enoch I (the Book of Enoch) which is not part of the Jewish Scriptures,… … Wikipedia
Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… … Universalium
RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NUMBERS, TYPICAL AND IMPORTANT — Biblical numbers are primarily based on the decimal system, which is of Hamito Egyptian origin. The sexagesimal system, however, which ultimately derives from Sumerian usage, also plays an important role in Scripture, and since 60 is divisible by … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of satanic ritual abuse allegations — Allegations of satanic ritual abuse have been reported throughout the world, with some proceeding to prosecution and imprisonment. Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have had several incidents of alleged SRA which received… … Wikipedia
Confucian ritual music — The Confucian ritual maintained in Taiwan is one of the few surviving symbols of traditional Chinese government and ideology. The accompanying music, however, with its ponderously slow melodies, openly ideological texts and ancient ritual… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
