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removing religion and irrationality from human history" (Inayatullah, 2002). The ideals of globalization are also predominantly ...
ideas more thoroughly, it helps to look at the precepts of the various religions. First, buddhism is a rather well known ideology...
aspect of Bambara existence changed drastically - from acceptable clothing to monetary exchange and sexual habits to polygamy - sp...
Like other writers, he sees the current position of women as reflecting the respect in which they were held in previous eras:...
however, given the current state of world affairs it is imperative that we gain a better understanding of it. A number...
that their God will ultimately rule the world, that the Jews have established the doctrines of faith and hope as the "two most pro...
a more intimate and personal approach to God than was provided by Sunni formalism and detachment (Lippman, 1995). The Sufis found ...
sex with a male, after the manner of sex with a woman, they have both committed an abomination, they shall surely be killed" (Quot...
of the least considered female-dominated religions is Wicca, a practice that imparts spirituality, benevolence and earthly powers ...
Western conquest, similar movements were directed wholly or in part against Westerners. These include the Wahhabis and Faraizis of...
the silk trade in general, laid the groundwork for the spread of religion. One might compare the phenomenon to the Internet today....
several different schools" (Anonymous The History of Buddhism, 2002; history.html). From this we can perhaps understand that these...
of the cultural impacts resulting from the extensive trade which characterized the period revolved around controlling the trade ro...
women can have no authority over men" (Kamguian). Or, according to another author, Islamic women who give birth to a child out of ...
the religion itself. And, one must perhaps understand that there are various forms and approaches to the religion so that there is...
through careful linguistic analysis. The Pashtun language is a part of the Eastern Iranian language and the people are offshoots ...
by the Western Enlightenment where one writers and philosopher after another philosophized on such concepts. Democratic principle...
before, however, Islam is very much an "exposed" religion. It comes to us through practically every medium as each news or public...
This 5-page paper compares Islam and Christianity in Russia. Also offered is a brief history of both religions. Bibliography lists...
throughout most of Western history, Christianity has practiced active and persistent racism against Jews, as European pogroms agai...
but rather on living according to Gods word in this life. Judaism introduced into the world a high moral standard of love and just...
examination of this there is a letter written by Leo III to Umar II which states the following: "In brief you admit that we say th...
to stifle dissent. When citizens can no longer speak freely for fear of being called traitors or harassed or arrested, then the co...
first" (Roy 25). As this indicates, Roy sees fundamentalist Islam as both a "product and an agent of globalization," due to the fa...
their protectors in a state of dependence..The rule of inheritance was..traced through males to the exclusion of females" (Badawi,...
person, Muhammad (also spelled Muhammed or Mohammed)", a man who "became dissatisfied with polytheism and came to believe in one G...
The concept of Jihad has long been at the forefront of controversy in its indignation toward government and strong-arm tactics. O...
on which a religion is based. It is one of the forms of communication in the religion along with ritual activities, architecture a...
impossible to really illustrate the origins of the two as they involve many historical and religious ideals. For example, in relat...
"Throughout many historical periods, Sudan had served as a bridge linking Asia, Africa and a number of Mediterranean countries. Th...