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Islam Perceptions

In three pages this paper discusses the media's role in shaping perceptions and misperceptions of outsiders regarding Islam in a c...

The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis

In ten pages this paper examines the author's religious views, his book The Last Temptation of Christ and the subsequent film adap...

Cycladic Figure Art

In five pages the Museum of the Legion of Honor's Cycladic figure is examined in terms of its goddess religious significance. Fou...

Comparative Analysis of Niccolo Machiavelli/Thomas More, and Martin Luther/Desiderius Erasmus

In five pages the political views held by Machiavelli and More are compared and then the religious positions of Luther and Erasmus...

Confucius and Chinese Religion

This paper consists of three pages and discusses Chinese religious concepts according to Confucius with his Dao understanding cons...

Comparative Analysis of the French Revolution and the Protestant Reformation

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the Protestant Reformation and French Revolution from religious, political, cultura...

'Prayer' by George Herbert, Structure and Metaphor

In 5 pages this paper examines the sonnet structure of this 17th century poem and considers its use of religious metaphor. There ...

God According to the Ancient Greek Philosopher Xenophanes

all, but rather only the world (Burnet ch2bii). Modern terminology used by those sharing Xenophanes views would be that there lik...

Taylor and Bradstreet, Two Puritan Poets

Puritans have a dour, unsympathetic reputation, so the idea of Puritan poets may seem rather odd. However, that faith tradition pr...

'The Monk's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer and Religious Hypocrisy

In six pages this paper examines the religious hypocrisy represented in the Monk's personality in this Canterbury Tales' story. S...

Ancient Rome's Crucifixion Practice

In five pages this essay examines the crucifixion practice of the ancient Romans during the time of Jesus Christ and considers its...

Buddhist and Roman Catholic Monasticism

In seven pages these religious monastic forms are contrasted and compared with a discussion of Buddhism's Mahayana and Theraveda m...

A Historical World View of Female Genital Mutilation

an exclusively Islamic practice. FGM is a cross-cultural and cross-religious ritual and is in most cultures primarily a social pra...

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Involving Freedom of Religion

In eight pages this paper examines the 1st Amendment's free exercise clause as it has been interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court i...

Ideology, Politics, and Religious Leadership of Ancient Israel

In 4 pages this paper discusses the leadership, politics, and ideologies that existed in Israel during the time period between the...

Review of Globalization and Religious Fundamentalism by William H. Swatos, Jr.

located not only in individual sentiments, but also in many world institutions" (Swatos 288). That globalization, fundamentalism ...

Religious Meeting The Council of Ephesus

In five pages this infamous 431 meeting that defined Mary's role and how it changed artistic interpretations of Mary are examined....

Religious Redemption in King Lear by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper analyzes evil forces in this tragedy and how redemption is portrayed within the context of the Elizabetha...

Historical and Contemporary Religious Responses to Science and Technology

empires that would endure for centuries. These initial ties would culminate in a genuinely global integration of human cultures. ...

Comparative Analysis of Canadian Religious Minorities

on similar fundamentalist Christian beliefs, there are marked similarities between the roles that these communities assigned to me...

Four Questions on God, Man, Life and Death and Religious Philosophy

In six pages this research paper examines the philosophies of the world's most influential religions and how each answers these 4 ...

Women and Their Religious Ordination

take pleasure in the marital act; that killing infidels was a way to salvation; that taking interest on a loan was forbidden; that...

Life and Religious Works of Martin Luther

In six pages this paper examines Martin Luther's life, his works, and his influences upon the Reformation and the evolution of Pro...

Religious Oppression in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In six pages the oppression that existed in Puritan society is the focus of this analysis of The Scarlet Letter. There are six so...

Political and Religious Threats in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

In five pages the threats to politics and the greater threat to religion that the Nigerian villagers experienced with the arrival ...

Religious Thematic Analysis of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

In seven pages this research paper discusses The Grapes of Wrath in a thematic analysis of the portrayal of religion and sin in a ...

Dogon Tribes, Birth Twins, and African Religious Symbolism

In six pages the significance of twins in African religion in terms of symbolism and ritual is discussed with the emphasis upon Do...

Westminster Abbey's Architecture and Religious Symbolism

of English government, seat of law-courts, council chamber and exchequer. (Gun 26) Completed in 1519, Henrys chapel is marvelous. ...

Middle East's Religious States and Secular Nationalism

religion has become globalized over the past three decades, it has taken on a decidedly different fa?ade: that of what is contrary...

Fifteenth Century Religious Art in France and Russia

the quality of lace. The faces and hands of these icons appear almost as burnished leather, but that may be due either to the age...