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1ecstatic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ become ADVERB ▪ absolutely, positively ▪ not …
2MARI — MARI, one of the principal centers of Mesopotamia during the third and early second millennia B.C.E. The archaeological and epigraphical discoveries there are of prime significance for the history of Mesopotamia and Upper Syria. The Akkadian… …
3Project Runway Australia — infobox television show name = Project Runway Australia format = Reality, competition runtime = 60 minutes (including commercials) creator = Eli Holzman starring = Kristy Hinze Henry Roth Sarah Gale Jayson Brunsdon country = AUS network = Arena… …
4object — by William Pawlett The object is possibly the most important notion in Baudrillard s oeuvre (RC). He writes of an obsession with the object . . . the magic of the object (F, 3). His Passwords (2003b [2000c]) begins with The Object : wanted… …
5Dancing mania — on a pilgrimage to the church at Sint Jans Molenbeek. An engraving by Hendrick Hondius (1642) after a drawing by Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1564). Dancing mania (also known as dancing plague, choreomania, St John s Dance and, historically, St.… …
6Altered States of Consciousness — (ASC) Shamans are sometimes distinguished from other religious or cultural leaders by their ability to deliberately enter distinctive states of consciousness. While these states are sometimes labeled “trance” (dissociation from “ordinary… …
7KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …
8PROPHETS AND PROPHECY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: in the bible classifications nature of prophecy origin and function dreams divination pre classical prophets terminology group prophecy ecstasy group life of prophets role in society… …
9Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
10ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit …
