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Deities and Spirits in Andean Belief - Towards a Systematisation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Most people who live in the rural Andes have considered themselves Christians for several hundred years, and their religion combines traditions of Andean and Christian origins.
Sabine Dedenbach-Salazar Sáenz
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Confucius’ Belief in Natural Deities and Sacrifice

open access: yesReligions
The diversity of religious traditions and the increasing prevalence of religious pluralism, along with critical reflections on scientism and the relationship between philosophy and religion, have stimulated global scholarly discussions on Confucianism ...
Zhongjiang Wang
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நாட்டுப்புற வழிபாடுகளில் காவல் தெய்வ வழிபாடு / Worship of Guardian Deities in Folk Worship [PDF]

open access: yesChenkaantal, 2023
The people who live in the countryside are very religious. They have deep faith and determination in God. Among the deities worshipped by these people, Seven Virgins (Kannitheivam) worship is very special. The practice mentions the elements involved in
முனைவர் ப. நதியா / Dr. P. Nathiya
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Shrines and Social Order in Ghana: A Study of Ŋuveh Shrine in Peki, Volta Region, Ghana. [PDF]

open access: yesE-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2023
Human communities have measures and schemes which are intended to control the social behaviour of its members. In traditional societies, the belief in the potency of supernatural beings helps to enforce social norms and values, which translate into ...
Michael Kwadwo Ntiamoah   +1 more
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Rock Sanctuaries, Sacred Landscapes, and the Making of the Iberian Pantheon

open access: yesReligions, 2022
Sanctuaries are common spaces of interaction between humankind and the gods. In many religious systems, mountains and other elevated topographical features are known to have formed part of these privileged spaces of communication.
Alejandro G. Sinner, Joan Ferrer i Jané
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الثالوث العربي المقدس نموذجاً في مملکة أکسوم(إثيوبيا) في بداية الألف الأول ق.م: "دراسة تاريخية" [PDF]

open access: yesمجلة کلية الآداب. جامعة أسوان, 2022
ازدهرت في بلاد الحبشة (إثيوبيا وجنوب إريتريا) في منتصف الألفية الأولي قبل الميلاد مملکة عرفت باسم(مملکة اکسوم) وهي تقع في شمال شرق إثيوبيا (حالياً)، فقد نشأت هذه المملکة نتيجة هجرات عربية جنوبية جاءت من الجانب الشرقي للبحر الأحمر، وشجعها علي ذلک سببين ...
نهلة صلاح
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Deities and spirits in the ideas of the Khanty of the Surgut Ob region (based on materials from 2002 to 2017)

open access: yesVESTNIK ARHEOLOGII ANTROPOLOGII I ETNOGRAFII, 2023
The research is aimed at the characteristics of deities and spirits in the traditional beliefs of the Khanty of the Surgut Ob basin (the territory of Surgut, Nizhnevartovsk, and Nefteyugansk Districts of KMAO — Yugra and Uvatsky District of the Tyumen ...
A. Rud’
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Malectin-like receptor kinases as protector deities in plant immunity

open access: yesNature Plants, 2021
Plant malectin-like receptor kinases (MLRs), also known as Catharanthus roseus receptor-like kinase-1-like proteins, are well known for their functions in pollen tube reception and tip growth, cell wall integrity sensing, and hormonal responses. Recently,
F. A. Ortiz-Morea   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Material insecurity predicts greater commitment to moralistic and less commitment to local deities: a cross-cultural investigation

open access: yesReligion, Brain & Behavior, 2022
The existential security hypothesis predicts that in the absence of more successful secular institutions, people will be attracted to religion when they are materially insecure. Most assessments, however, employ data sampled at a state-level with a focus
Adam Baimel   +20 more
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Deities & Devotees: Cinema, Religion, and Politics in South India

open access: yesJournal of Religion & Film, 2022
This is a book review of Uma Maheswari Bhrugubanda, Deities & Devotees: Cinema, Religion, and Politics in South India (Oxford University Press, 2019).
Rebecca G. Peters
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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