1. Voodoo in Haiti
One of the most well known aspects of a vampire is that it must feed upon the blood of the living; Dracula must drink to survive, (akin to people drinking the blood of Christ--the blood of divine life). ... Dracula has several powers that the Christian's believe no one but God could control the weather, wild animals, he can change form and has magical powers. ...
Buddhist: Buddhist believe "in the truth of the way things are,"(The worlds religions, Dr.Peter, B.Clarke.) they believe they should behave selflessly, not harm anything living, do not misuse bodily sense, do not use fouls language and do not participate in drinking or any other substances that could cloud there mind. ... Jews and Buddhist are almost similar in there Rituals except Buddhist involve animals as well as humans and they meditate instead of pray. ...
The combining of flooding waters, sunshine, and the blood from the snake led to the appearance of animal life. ... Joseph Campbell describes this archetype by stating "Then the boys are taken out to the men's sacred ground, and they're really put through an ordeal "circumcision, subincision, the drinking of men's blood and so forth."" ...
" They believe that Earth was created by the Big Bang - a theory that the universe was formed by a cataclysmic explosion - and that humans evolved from an animal like the monkey. ... But atheists tend to do illicit drugs and drink alcohol more than Christians (Swiss National Science Foundation). ...
The story, "Parker's Back"," by Flannery O'Connor, is about the marriage of O.E. Parker to Sarah Ruth and the digression that brings them together. O.E. Parker believes that he'll find happiness by turning a deaf ear to God and focusing on materialistic things, rather than spiritual. Sarah Ruth beli...
As civilization has expanded and improved it has gone through many different religions. Some of the most interesting and different have been the Mesopotamian religion, the religion of the Greeks and finally Christianity. These three religions were practiced in different areas and different time peri...
Three of the most famous writings from ancient civilizations are the writings of Confucius, Hammurabi's code of laws, and Egypt's Book of the Dead. At first, they seem very different, they're from different times, regions, and religions, but they all offer a peek into what values ancient people ...