the rites of burial
81Introduction — The history of ancient Egypt extends from c.3100 BC down to c.AD 600, although during the later period it had become part of the Roman Empire. Prior to the unification of the country in c.3100 BC, there were perhaps two thousand years when… …
82Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites — The desolate graveyard in Medina The destruction of sites associated with early Islam is an on going phenomenon that has occurred mainly in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, particularly around the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The… …
83Dismissal (liturgy) — The Dismissal (Greek: απόλυσις; Slavonic: otpust) is the final blessing said by a Christian priest or minister at the end of a religious service. In liturgical churches the dismissal will often take the form of ritualized words and gestures, such …
84Locrians — The Locrians ( el. Λοκροί) were an ancient Greek tribe in Greece. The Locrians spoke the Locrian dialect, a Doric Northwest dialect, and this indicates that they must have been relatives of the Dorians. They inhabited the ancient region of Locris …
85Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms — The life and work of Darwin from Insectivorous plants to Worms followed after the work of Darwin from Descent of Man to Emotions. See inception of Darwin s theory, development of Darwin s theory, publication of Darwin s theory, reaction to Darwin …
86Darwin from Insectivorous Plants to Worms — The life and work of Darwin from Insectivorous Plants to Worms featured a continuation from Charles Darwin s investigations into insectivorous plants and climbing plants which he had begun before his work on Descent of Man and Emotions. Worries… …
87MESOPOTAMIA — The original article in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica traced Mesopotamian history to its earliest beginnings and provided a detailed survey of Mesopotamian literature and institutions. With the availability of such tools as J.… …
88Varna Necropolis — The Varna Necropolis ( bg. Варненски некропол) (also Varna Cemetery ) is a burial site in the western industrial zone of Varna (approximately half a kilometre from Lake Varna and 4 km from the city centre), Bulgaria, internationally considered… …
89Dionysiaca — The Dionysiaca is an ancient epic poem and the principal work of Nonnus. It is an epic in 48 books, the longest surviving poem from antiquity at 20,426 lines, composed in Homeric dialect and dactylic hexameters, the main subject of which is the… …
90Maragoli tribe (Luhya) — The Maragoli, or Logoli (Ava Logooli), are the second largest tribe of the 6 million strong Luhya nation in Kenya, after the Bukusu. The dialect they speak is called Llogoli, Urulogoli, or Maragoli. Maragoli also refers to the area that the… …
