... cults, called ko, are also part of devotion in Japan, usually offered to kami or bodhisattvas. The notion of the sacred as a transcendental reality is at the basis for ritualized devotion. Religions are viewed as expressions of the nature of the sacred realm in which rituals become the established behavior of the individual in a society expressing a relation to the realm of the ... kami. The function of ritual, charm, festival, and cult in the community is that of providing the methods of action in order to express awe, respect, fascination, and sacred symbolism. The releases of devotio...

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... the peace in Afghanistan, the operation, itself, triggers the increasing violence in some parts of the world. The acts of terrorism are increasingly diverse as terrorist groups mushroomed. They organize a sacred mission called "Jihad" against the US and those who are opposing their set of beliefs....

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... 's view of the environment. A nation responsible for 23% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, China faces an unprecedented environmental crisis, to which Buddhism may be the solution. The identification of sacred sites, and animistic nature of Buddhism, ensures that its adherents are able to see the innate value of the natural world, with one Chinese Environmental lawyer noting, "They are fish ... ...

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... all her erudition, so perfect in every department of knowledge, that he might be matched against Jerome? Who ever became so equally and completely at home in all literature, both sacred and profane?" Jerome's letters and accounts of Church controversies reflect his sharp and often wry criticisms of the mores of Roman society, of corrupted faith and morality within the Church ... ...

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Throughout the history of human being, especially in the modern society, people have long been endeavoring to attain the sacred goal of freedom. The slaves tried every means to escape from their owners even at the cost of their lives; wars broke out in those colony countries to broke the ... ...

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