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  • 111MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… …

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  • 112Parsi people — Infobox Ethnic group group= Parsis poptime= c. 70,000 popplace= c. 70% in India, 5% in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, 25% elsewhere (largely the United Kingdom) langs= Gujarati, English,marathi rels= ZoroastrianismA Parsi ( gu. પારસી Pārsī ,… …

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  • 113Cultural and historical background of Jesus — Scholars examine the cultural and historical background of Jesus in order to better understand Jesus, his ministry, and the origins of Christianity. This examination treats the New Testament as one of many documents, written and perhaps later… …

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  • 114Greek Catholics in America — • Includes the history and statistics Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Catholics in America     Greek Catholics in America      …

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  • 115The Netherlands —     The Netherlands     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Netherlands     (Germ. Niederlande; Fr. Pays Bas).     The Netherlands, or Low Countries, as organized by Charles V, under whom the Burgundian era ended, comprised practically the territory… …

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  • 116Shia Islam — Shia redirects here. For other uses, see Shia (disambiguation) …

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  • 117France — • Geography, statistics, and history Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. France     France     † …

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  • 118GREECE — (Heb. יָוָן, Yavan), country in S.E. Europe. SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD (TO 330 C.E.) Although the earliest known Jews on the Greek mainland are to be found only from the third century B.C.E., it is highly probable that Jews traveled or were forcibly… …

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  • 119REFORM JUDAISM — REFORM JUDAISM, first of the modern interpretations of Judaism to emerge in response to the changed political and cultural conditions brought about by the emancipation . The Reform movement was a bold historical response to the dramatic events of …

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  • 120Freedom of religion in Bangladesh — In Bangladesh, the government provides Freedom of religion for any religious group in the country. Bangladesh is a Muslim majority country where nearly 90 percent of the people follow Islam, there are also large communities of people who follow… …

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