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John Money — Born 8 July 1921(1921 07 08) Morrinsville, New Zealand Died 7 July 2006(2006 07 07) … Wikipedia
leviathan — /li vuy euh theuhn/, n. 1. (often cap.) Bible. a sea monster. 2. any huge marine animal, as the whale. 3. anything of immense size and power, as a huge, oceangoing ship. 4. (cap., italics) a philosophical work (1651) by Thomas Hobbes dealing with … Universalium
alcohol consumption — Introduction the drinking of beverages containing ethyl alcohol. alcoholic beverages are consumed largely for their physiological and psychological effects, but they are often consumed within specific social contexts and may even be a part of… … Universalium
Ricœur, Paul — (1913 ) philosopher Born in Valence, Paul Ricœur was influenced by the existentialism of Karl Jaspers and the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl, whom he helped to make well known in France (À l École de la phénoménologie, 1986, a collection… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
FOLKLORE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JORDAN — (Heb. הַ)יַּרְדֵּן), river flowing from the Anti Lebanon mountains south through Lake Kinneret and emptying into the Dead Sea. The name Jordan is first attested in the 13th century B.C.E. Papyrus Anastasi 1 (13:1). In the Septuagint the Hebrew… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NAMES — In the Bible Biblical proper names, together with proper names in Old South Arabic, Canaanite (East or Proto Canaanite, Ugaritic, and Phoenician), Old Aramaic, Akkadian, and – with some reservations – Old Egyptian, comprise one division of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
