Religious Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

animism religions and, as a result of being discovered by Christian missionaries, is negatively associated with the history of W ...

apocalypse ANTINOMIANISM A concept derived from the Greek terms anti (against) and nomos (law). It refers to those within a reli ...

architecture composed shortly after the outbreak of the Maccabean wars around 165 BCE by a Hasidim (loyal, pious one), whose rel ...

architecture From a cross-cultural perspective, there are many different examples of artistic structures: Jewish synagogues, Bud ...

art Temples are a later addition to Buddhism in Asia, which manifest its early architectural focus on stūpas (memorial mounds) f ...

art expresses spiritual messages, but also serves as a potential source of inspiration for new sources of religious experience. ...

art on the painting with the aim of identifying the patient with the sacred figures depicted in it. As the figures in the painti ...

asceticism ASCETICISM This concept is related etymologically to the Greek term ask�sis (to exer- cise). Thus an ascetic is analo ...

asceticism ashes of cremated bodies that they use to cover their bodies, which is considered an act of purification and a necess ...

atheism with its child-bearing and household chores by rejecting marriage. Ascetic women also reject their social status by wear ...

belief religion in the Rig Veda (2.12; 8.89). According to the historical Buddha, gods are part of the world of appearance, are ...

belief Beliefs can be accepted within an oral culture and transmitted verbally from generation to another, or beliefs can be tra ...

blood BLOOD In biological terms, blood carries nutrients and oxygen to the cells of the bodies of animals, but it also carries s ...

body These various examples enable one to understand that the significance and meaning of blood changes, depending on the contex ...

body The body is an entity created by a biological process of sex, genetic heritance, and nurturing. The human body is rather ma ...

body Thinkers from diverse fields have offered their insights into the human body. The French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty, ...

celibacy means for its release, whereas the self animates, guides, and supports the body. The basic difference between the self ...

celibacy and indigenous traditions, tend to reject celibacy, although it is possible to find celibacy practiced at specific time ...

celibacy numerous single-sense creatures believed to dwell in the generative organs of humans. Therefore, the Jains also believe ...

church other minds, to see into the future, to witness past lives, to lift heavy objects, to endure extreme pain, and other form ...