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It has been centrally important in the religion and social organization of many
primitive peoples . ... REFERENCES in other text articles : aboriginality in
religious thought 15 : 619f · Australian Aborigine symbol and myth 2 : 428a ·
Australian ...
It has been centrally important in the religion and social organization of many
primitive peoples . ... REFERENCES in other text articles : aboriginality in
religious thought 15 : 619f · Australian Aborigine symbol and myth 2 : 428a ·
Australian ...
Page 499
Jaina monks follow the five vows , or vratas of Mahāvāra , the 6th - century BC
reformer of their religion - renunciation of killing , lying , taking what is not given ,
sexual pleasures , and all attachments . Among the religions of the West ( e.g. ...
Jaina monks follow the five vows , or vratas of Mahāvāra , the 6th - century BC
reformer of their religion - renunciation of killing , lying , taking what is not given ,
sexual pleasures , and all attachments . Among the religions of the West ( e.g. ...
Page 506
Protestant theologian and one of the foremost German scholars in the modern
science of religion . Professor of the history of religions ( Leipzig , 1929–35 ;
Chicago , 1945–55 ) , he also made significant contributions to the sociology of
religion ...
Protestant theologian and one of the foremost German scholars in the modern
science of religion . Professor of the history of religions ( Leipzig , 1929–35 ;
Chicago , 1945–55 ) , he also made significant contributions to the sociology of
religion ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 16 The New Encyclopædia Britannica |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopædia Britannica, Incorporated, 1981 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 19 Jan 2010 |
| ISBN | 085229378X, 9780852293782 |
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