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	Aztec Mythology Encyclopaedia
		In Maya mythology, Akhushtal is the goddess of childbirth.
		In Aztec mythology, Chicomecoatl was the goddess of corn and fertility.
		In Aztec mythology, Itzpapalotl is a dragon-like goddess of agriculture.
	webpages.charter.net /sn9/religion/myth/aztecencyclopaedia.html (824 words)

	Religion
		Religion in its simplest form implies the notion of being bound to God; the same notion is uppermost in the word religion in its most specific sense, as applied to the life of poverty, chastity, and obedience to which individuals voluntarily bind themselves by vows more or less solemn.
		Religion may thus be defined as the voluntary subjection of oneself to God, that is to the free, supernatural Being (or beings) on whom man is conscious of being dependent, of whose powerful help he feels the need, and in whom he recognizes the source of his perfection and happiness.
		Religion answers to a deeply felt need in the heart of man. Above the needs of the individual are the needs of the family, and higher still are the needs of the clan and people.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/r/religion.html (10672 words)

	Josh Becker: Religion is Evil
		Religion is the method whereby humans can rationalize their awful behavior to other humans and pawn it off as good deeds.
		Religion is a drug that encourages you to not think for yourself, and, in my very humble opinion, is much worse and far more deadly than heroin, pot, cocaine, and alcohol all put together.
		Religion is the insidious evil of our planet, and the sooner people start to wake up to that the sooner we can get on to bigger, more important issues like peace and goodwill toward others.
	www.beckerfilms.com /religion.htm (1643 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Category:Dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Dance is also used to describe methods of non-verbal communication between humans or animals (bee dance, mating dance), motion in inanimate objects (the leaves danced in the wind), and certain musical forms or genres.
		People who dance are called dancers and the act of dance is known as dancing.
		Definitions of what constitutes dance are dependent on social, cultural, aesthetic artistic and moral constraints and range from functional movement (such as Folk dance) to codified, virtuoso techniques such as ballet.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Category:Dance (145 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Religion
		Religion in its simplest form implies the notion of being bound to God; the same notion is uppermost in the word religion in its most specific sense, as applied to the life of poverty, chastity, and obedience to which individuals voluntarily bind themselves by vows more or less solemn.
		Religion may thus be defined as the voluntary subjection of oneself to God, that is to the free, supernatural Being (or beings) on whom man is conscious of being dependent, of whose powerful help he feels the need, and in whom he recognizes the source of his perfection and happiness.
		The Christian religion has allowed the use of statues and paintings to represent the Incarnate Son of God, the saints, and angels, and these images are a legitimate aid to devotion, since the honour that is given them is but relative, being directed through them to the beings they represent.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12738a.htm (10693 words)

	Mythology - Internet-Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Mythology figures prominently in most religions, and most mythology is tied to at least one religion.
		For the purposes of this article, therefore, we use the word "mythology" to refer to stories that, while they may or may not be strictly factual, reveal fundamental truths and insights about human nature, often through the use of archetypes.
		Mythology is alive and well in the modern age through urban legends, scientific mythology, and many other ways.
	www.internet-encyclopedia.com /ie/m/my/mythology.html (1036 words)

	Wikipedia:Dance basic topics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Specific dances should be listed in the non-categorized alphabetical List of dances.
		Dance terms that do not call for more than 2-3 phrases should be put into the corresponding glossaries: Glossary of ballroom dance terms, Glossary of ballet terms: this often provides a better context for reader's understanding.
		For ease of tracking changes, List of dance topics is maintained (excluding the entries of the List of dances).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wikipedia:Dance_basic_topics (399 words)

	Dance, Music, and Theaters of Bali
		Danced by females, Rejang dance is a procession of those who have just barely learned to walk to those who can barely walk, moving in a slow and stately fashion towards the altar, twirling fans or lifting their sashes.
		This dance is normally performed to entertain the gods and the goddesses to appease them or to ask for their blessings.
		The preparation for this dance may take months, as prepubescent girls who have never danced are trained to relax their mind to be able to get into a trance state.
	www.indo.com /culture/dance_music.html (1035 words)

	Living in the Light, Mythology by Mary Sutherland
		Mythology was symbolic, using symbols to represent everything from gods to deeds.
		After which, religion transformed into theology, reducing it into code and creeds, according to each faith's interpretion of the symbols within the myth.
		The Hopi have a snake dance where they take the snakes in their mouths and make friends with them.Then send them back to the hills, just as they have brought the message of the hills to the humans.
	www.geocities.com /sutherla2001/mythology (2642 words)

	LyricsVault: History of music; History of dance
		Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting.
		Dance is also used to describe methods of non-verbal communication between humans or animals (bee dance, mating dance), motion in inanimate objects (the leaves danced in the wind), and certain musical forms or genres.
		It was during the explosion of new thinking and exploration in the early 20th century that dance artists began to appreciate the qualities of the individual, the necessities of ritual and religion, the primitive, the expressive and the emotional.
	www.lyricsvault.net /history/historyofdance.html (1456 words)

	Lithuanian Religion and Mythology
		Lithuanian religion belongs to the Baltic religions and through many links is related to Prussian and Lettish ones and, along with the old religions of the Northern and Central Europe (Slavs, Germans and Celts), reflects the realias of Indo-European religions.
		The period of the official religion worshipped by the knighthood and the warriors; religion is strongly influenced by the "military mythology".
		The devil often appears among women (at the village parties devils dance with the village girls or the devil would celebrate a wedding with a hanged woman and dances with her.) and, in general, he is interested in the weddings also the funerals.
	ausis.gf.vu.lt /eka/mythology/relmyth.html (6506 words)

	Cherokee Religion: Highlights
		A mid-Winter or "Cold Moon Dance" is usually held in the community as well, marking the passing or ending of one cycle of seasons and welcoming the beginning of the new cycle.
		A dance customary at this season was the "Knee Deep Dance" of the Spring or Water Frog.
		These dances, performed by volunteers, were usually symbolic, were usually performed to weaken harmful powers -- to "scare away" the evil spirits -- and were a combination of dramatic art, protective medicine rites, historical documentary and prophecy.
	www.cherokeebyblood.com /religion.htm (6528 words)

	mexican mythology - ancient mythology (mesoamerica)- comparative-religion.com
		The mythology of the Indians of British Columbia, whence in all likelihood the Nahua originally came, is possessed of a central figure bearing a strong resemblance to Quetzalcoad.
		Hilarious dances were nightly performed in the teopan (temple), the central figure in which was the Xalaquia, a female captive or slave, with face painted red and yellow to represent the colours of the maize-plant.
		Throughout the duration of the stival she danced and on its expiring night she was accompanied in the dance by the women of the community, who circled round her, chanting the deeds of Chicomecohuatl.
	www.comparative-religion.com /ancient/mesoamerica/mexican-mythology.php (15526 words)

	AllRefer.com - folklore (Folklore And Mythology) - Encyclopedia
		It includes folk dances, folk songs, folk medicine (the use of magical charms and herbs), and folktales (myths, rhymes, and proverbs).
		The study of folklore emerged significantly in the 19th cent., partly out of the rise of European romanticism, with its interest in the past, and partly out of nationalism, with its stress on the indigenous.
		For further information, see games, children's; monsters and imaginary beasts in folklore; mythology.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/F/folklore.html (307 words)

	New York Dolls--- Dance Like A Monkey in religion video
		religion is a set of beliefs and practices generally held by a community, involving adherence to codified beliefs and rituals and study of ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and mystic experience.
		The term "religion" refers to both the personal practices related to communal faith and to group rituals and communication stemming from shared conviction.
		Religion is often described as a communal system for the coherence of belief focusing on a system of thought, unseen being, person, or object, that is considered to be supernatural, sacred, divine, or of the highest truth.
	www.buzznet.com /tags/religion/video/210816 (345 words)

	The Arangetram Scene by Raama Bharadvaj
		She performs the dances of the northern and southern traditions in various rhythm patterns with such beauty and mastery, that the king awards her with a wreath of green leaves, 1008 gold coins, and the title of “talaikol” or lead dancer.
		Along with the transplantation of dance and its related cultural activities in cultures across the oceans in immigrant communities has risen a different problem — the commercialization of the dance form.
		She is the winner of the prestigious Lester Horton Dance Award in Los Angeles and her performances have been listed by Orange County Register, as one of the Most Memorable World Dance events of 1992, 1997 and 2000.
	www.boloji.com /dances/00124.htm (2093 words)

	Welcome to traveliteIndia
		And finally there is the Physical Man for whom Indian religion is a system of outer symbols and rituals, of festivals and other such occasions, which even in his daily routine, bring him into contact with the deeper truths that, govern the cosmos.
		Sikhism is a relatively young religion with around 18 million followers, the majority of whom can be found in the Punjab province of India, where the Sikh religion was founded by Guru Nanak in the late 15th century.
		Historians and specialists in Eastern religions generally believe that Sikhism is a syncretistic religion, related to the Bhakti movement within Hinduism and the Sufi branch of Islam to which many independent beliefs and practices were added.
	www.traveliteindia.com /guide/religion.asp (9453 words)

	Mythology's MYTHING LINKS / COMMON THEMES: Sacred Theatre & Dance
		"Dance, for it is sacred," is the name of this May 1997 article in the Cincinnati Post about Ohio women (a minister, a dance scholar, and a choreographer) who are bringing dance into Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish worship after tracing its biblical roots.
		It was founded early in the 17th century by Okuni, a shrine maiden who brought her unique and lively dance style to the dry river beds of the ancient capital of Kyoto, and over the next 300 years developed into a sophisticated, highly stylized form of theater.
		For this research project, computer animation modelling techniques were used to recreate a series of dance movement sequences depicted in the reliefs around the balustrade of the main temple at the Prambanan temple complex in Central Java, built in the 9th century CE....
	www.mythinglinks.org /ct~natya.html (4389 words)

	Egyptian_Mythology
		Mythology GalleryMy goal is to give a basic view of Ancient Egyptian Mythology.
		Rediscover Ancient Egypt - Religion - Central to ancient Egyptian's complete understanding of the universe, was the knowledge that man was made in the image of God, and as such, man represented the created image of all creation.
		Religions of the Ancient Near East: Myths and Gods - In this session you are to explore the names, characteristics, and deeds of the main gods of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Canaan.
	www.ability.org.uk /egyptian.html (1366 words)

	Program in Religion at Hunter - Course List
		A modern critical study of religion using a variety of methods to further understanding of the role of religion in personal and social life.
		An advanced methodology course surveying key issues and main approaches under discussion in the current study of religion when standard methods of interpretation are being subjected to exhaustive critique and revision and new theories are being proposed.
		While all religions agree that securing a socially just world is a 'constant occupation,' they disagree as to the concrete nature of that vocation.
	www.hunter.cuny.edu /religion/courses.html (4201 words)

	Egypt: Gods of Ancient Egypt Main Menu
		Religion in ancient Egypt was not unlike modern times.
		Hathor - The goddess of love, dance and alcohol was depicted as a cow.
		The kings of ancient Egypt were an integral part of religion.
	touregypt.net /gods1.htm (3282 words)

	e-shrine
		The user is then invited to dance a ritual of his/her choice.
		The movements and ritual prayers are then captured by the octogonal dancing device on the floor and then interpreted as 8-bit surround sounds and low resolution video in real-time.
		Dance is part of many systems of belief about the universe that deal with the nature and mystery of human existence and involve feelings, thoughts, and actions.
	www.11h11.com /hugobox/e-shrine/index.htm (406 words)

	Mythology's Mything Links: India's Sacred Theatre & Dance
		The dance vocabulary was made more elaborate by referring to the movements of other parts of the body like the head, neck, chest, flank, arm, wrist, waist, stomach and the knee, as well as the glance, eyebrow and eyelid, eyeball....
		It is He we see dancing in the rise and the fall of the waves in the oceans, in the volcanoes and the earthquakes, in the rotation of the planets and the stars.
		According to legend, Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati danced in the valleys of Manipuri to the accompaniment of the Ghandharvas to the celestial light of Mani (jewel) from the head of the Atishesha, a serpant and that is how it has come to be called Manipuri....
	www.mythinglinks.org /asia~india~dance.html (4291 words)

	RELIGION AND CULTURE
		In studying religion from an anthropological perspective, we need to consider that all human phenomena--biological, historical, linguistic, or cultural--must be brought into relation with each other if we are to understand the human whole.
		Religion, like culture itself, consists of systematic patterns of beliefs, values, and behavior, acquired by people as a member of their society.
		Within all religions, however, there is not homogeneity; there are differences of interpretation of principles and meanings.
	www.mc.maricopa.edu /dept/d10/asb/anthro2003/religion/index.html (1253 words)

	Mythology - Related Items - MSN Encarta
		animals in mythology – amphibians, reptiles, and dragons
		, one of the oldest dance styles of India.
		It has its roots in the classical dance tradition of Tamil Nādu in southern India that was...
	encarta.msn.com /related_761552210_18.2/dance.html (62 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		His dance is highly symbolic of the endless rhythm of the universe, of creation and destruction and it is said to signify the ceaseless movement of matter in a dance of energy.
		She derives her energy from the Lord, to dance to the brilliant and divine rhythm of "solkattus" and "jatis", forever increasing in speed and complexity.
		IN the renowned danseuse Srekala's dance performance the ‘Tandava' (vigorous) and 'lasya’ (gentle) aspect blend beautifully and the audience enjoy every aspect of bhava, raga, tala and rasa in her presentation while she walks, hops, jumps, spins, rotates, glides, slides and covers the entire stage with her graceful yet vibrant movements.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/sep14/at1.asp (1335 words)

	Classical Dances of India
		There are many types of dance in India, from those which are deeply religious in content to those which are danced on more trivial happy occasions.
		This north Indian dance form is inextricably bound with classical Hindustani music, and the rhythmic nimbleness of the feet is accompanied by the table or pakhawaj.
		The dance was taken to Muslim courts and thus it became more entertaining and less religious in content.
	www.angelfire.com /ma2/bharatanatyam/bn.html (858 words)

	Celtic Mythology and Celtic Religion
		A powerful nature religion peopled with druids and bards who spent as long learning their craft as Buddha spent under the banyan tree seeking nirvana.
		From ancient Celtic and Norse mythology we enjoy such holiday traditions as holly and mistletoe (sacred to the druids), the yule log, Santa Claus in his aspects of Father Christmas or the Holly King.
		In any case, we find in Celtic mythology a strong foundation in ancient goddess (mother earth) and fertility religion (common throughout the ancient world), merged with the peculiar emphasis on the Otherworld and its accessibility to mankind found in the druid religion.
	www.heartoscotland.com /Categories/CelticMythology.htm (1692 words)

	Walking Art: religion & mythology
		It may be related to the circle dances said to have been conducted by Jesus in the Apocryphal Gospel of Thomas.
		Thus the spirally danced Troy-game (called the "Crane Dance" in Delos because it was adapted there to the cult of the Moon-goddess as Crane) had the same origin as the pesach.
		According to Norse mythology, the triskelion was a symbol of the movement of the sun through the heavens.' It was derived from a design which showed the spokes of a wheel and which, in turn, represented the rays of the sun.
	www.univie.ac.at /cga/art/religion.html (10508 words)

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