The Encyclopedia of Religion

Abhidharma Abū According ancient animal ascetic became belief BIBLIOGRAPHY bodhisattva body brahman Buddha Buddhist called century Chinese Christian church concept cult culture death deity Dharma divine doctrine early edited existence Fatimid gods Greek groups heaven Hebrew Hindu holy human imam important Indian individual influence Islam Ismā'īlī Japanese Jewish kami king later literature living Mahāyāna means ment modern movement Muḥammad Muslim mystical myth mythology nature original orishas period person philosophy political practice prayer Prophet Qur'an rabbinic religion religious rites ritual role sacred saints Śaiva salvation samgha Samkhya Santería Sarvāstivāda Sautrāntika schism scholars scripture Scythian sect secular Selk'nam serpent shaman shekhinah Shi'i Shiism Shingon Shinran Shinto shrines Shugendō siddur Śiva social society sociology soul sources spirit Sūtra symbol teaching temple term texts theology theory thought tion tradition translated Twelver Vedic vols word worship York