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101revivalism — /ri vuy veuh liz euhm/, n. 1. the form of religious activity that manifests itself in revivals. 2. the tendency to revive what belongs to the past. [1805 15; REVIVAL + ISM] * * * Reawakening of Christian values and commitment. The spiritual… …
102A Book of Prefaces — This article is not about The Book of Prefaces by Alasdair Gray A Book of Prefaces is H. L. Mencken s 1917 collection of essays criticizing American culture, authors, and movements. Mencken describing this work as [My] most important book in its… …
103Moral economy — is a phrase used in a number of contexts to describe the interplay between moral or cultural beliefs and economic activities. Contents 1 A just economy 2 Economics and social norms 3 Utopian moral economies 4 …
104Philip Hunton — You may be looking for Philip Huntoon Philip Hunton (c.1600 1682) was an English clergyman and political writer, known for his May 1643 anti absolutist work A Treatise of Monarchy . It became a banned book under the Restoration. [ [http://spencer …
105Calvinism — Calvinist, n., adj. Calvinistic, adj. Calvinistically, adv. /kal veuh niz euhm/, n. 1. the doctrines and teachings of John Calvin or his followers, emphasizing predestination, the sovereignty of God, the supreme authority of the Scriptures, and… …
106Puritaner — Pu|ri|ta|ner 〈m. 3〉 1. Vertreter, Anhänger des Puritanismus 2. 〈fig.〉 sittenstrenger Mensch * * * Pu|ri|ta|ner, der; s, [engl. puritan, eigtl. = Reiniger; auf Reinheit Bedachter, zu: purity < afrz. pur(e)té < spätlat. puritas, zu lat. purus …
107Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
108Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
109arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
110theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present. For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… …
