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61Peter Kingsley (scholar) — Peter Kingsley is the author of three books and numerous articles on ancient philosophy, including Ancient Philosophy, Mystery and Magic , In the Dark Places of Wisdom , and Reality . He has written extensively on the pre Socratic philosophers… …
62Myth and ritual — In traditional societies, myth and ritual are two central components of religious practice. Although myth and ritual are commonly united as parts of religion, the exact relationship between them has been a matter of controversy among scholars.… …
63List of groups referred to as cults in government documents — This list includes groups that have been referred to as cults in government documents. Government reports have listed such groups in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France (in 1995), Germany, and the United States.Groups appear listed alphabetically by …
64History of Wicca — dablink|This page has been split from a larger and more general article on Wicca.Much uncertainty surrounds the history of Wicca. The religion first came to public notice in the early 1950s through press articles and a book entitled Witchcraft… …
65Initiation of force — The initiation of force is the start, or beginning, of the use of physical and/or legal coercion, violence, or restraint. This is to be distinguished from retaliatory force and violence. It can be understood as the difference between two or more… …
66Contemporary Witchcraft — This article is about Contemporary Witchcraft, click here for Wicca Contemporary, or Modern, Witchcraft is a term that refers to any one of various witchcraft or sorcery practices, that are practised in the present day. The majority of these… …
67Lotte Motz — Infobox Writer name = Lotte Motz imagesize = caption = pseudonym = birthname = Lotte Edlis birthdate = Birthdate|1922|8|16 birthplace = Austria deathdate = December 24, 1997 deathplace = occupation = nationality = ethnicity = citizenship = period …
68Beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — Mormon doctrine redirects here. For the book by Bruce R. McConkie, see Mormon Doctrine (book). For more details on the study of Latter day Saint beliefs and practices as an academic field, see Mormon studies. Joseph Smith, Jr. said that he saw… …
69History of Freemasonry in France — Freemasonry in France has a long and varied history.HistoriographyUntil the mid 20th century, the history of Freemasonry was excluded from classic style history syllabus in universities. Particularly in France, Masonic historiography was thus… …
70sacrament — /sak reuh meuhnt/, n. 1. Eccles. a visible sign of an inward grace, esp. one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and… …
