Hidden religion : the greatest mysteries and symbols of the world's religious beliefs /: the greatest mysteries and symbols of the world's religious beliefs. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Micah L. Issitt, Carlyn Main.
• Authors: Issitt, Micah L; Main, Carlyn
• Contents: PrefaceIntroduction: History and MysteryABRAHAMIC AND IRANIAN RELIGIONSJudaismChai SymbolGematriaKabbalahKiddush CupMenorahMezuzahSephirotStar of DavidZionist Conspiracy TheoriesChristianity and CatholicismChrist-myth TheoryCollege of CardinalsCrossDoveEye of GodFishFreemasonryThe Knights TemplarLatter-day SaintsOlive BranchOpus DeiSecrets of FatimaVatican Secret ArchivesGnosticismEight-armed CrossOuroborosSecrets of the NaassenesIslamIsmaili AssassinsRub-el-hizbShahadatainStar and CrescentSufismWomen in IslamBaha'iBaha'i CalendarNine-pointed StarRingstone SymbolRastafarianismHaile SelassieLion of JudahMarijuanaRastafarian FlagZoroastrianismFaravaharFirepotThe Life of ZoroasterDHARMIC RELIGIONSHinduismHanumanKali CultsThe Kama SutraOm SymbolSwastikaTantrismTrishulaYantrasBuddhismAshoka and the Nine Unknown MenBuddhist Demons and MonstersConch ShellDharmachakraEyes of BuddhaThe Life of BuddhaLotusWhite Lotus SocietyZen and Chan BuddhismJainismJain EmblemJainism and ScienceTime in Jain CosmologySikhismEk OnkarKhalsa KnighthoodKhandaThe Rehat MaryadaEAST ASIAN RELIGIONSTaoismAlchemyThe Celestial BureaucracyEight TrigramsFeng ShuiTraditional Chinese MedicineYin-yang SymbolShintoKaguraKamiTomoeTorii GateConfucianismCanonical ConfucianismDouble Happiness SymbolThe Life of ConfuciusShuiXiaoFalun GongFalun Gong EmblemQigongAFRICAN RELIGIOUS TRADITIONSNative Religions of AfricaAdinkra SymbolsCattle in Maasai SpiritualityKuba MasksZulu DivinationAncient Egyptian ReligionAnimals in Egyptian ReligionAnkhIsis WorshipLoa and Orisha WorshipAfrican Mermaid MythsAnimal SacrificeThe Bizango and ZombificationThe Haitian LoaINDIGENOUS AMERICAN RELIGIONSMayan ReligionJaguarThe Mayan CalendarAztec ReligionHuman SacrificeQuetzalcoatlTenochtitlanIncan ReligionAndean Mummification RitualsChakanaWater SpiritsNative American ReligionCoyoteThe Ghost Dance MovementGreat Spirit SymbolismKokopelliMedicine WheelPeyote RitualsRain DanceSymbols of the SunTotem PoleOCEANIC RELIGIONSAustralian Aboriginal ReligionDreamtimeKangarooThe Rainbow SerpentUluru and Kata TjutaPolynesian ReligionThe MoaiRitual TattooingTapu and ManaTikiWESTERN PAGANISMAncient Greek and Roman ReligionDionysusHellenism SymbolMithraic MysteriesNew Age and Neo-pagan SpiritualityHorned God SymbolMjolnirNature WorshipPentagrams and PentaclesSatanismStonehengeThe Triple Goddess and Triple SpiralWicca and the Goddess MovementGlossary of TerminologySelected BibliographyIndex.
• Publisher Details: New York : ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (560 pages)
• Subjects: 200; Religion -- History; Mysteries, Religious; Religions; Art; Symbolism; Religion -- Reference; Comparative religion
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216095941
• Related ISBNs: 9781610694773
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