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Pyramids Pyramids
P YRAMIDS Historians have said that most of what humans know about ancient cultures is based on funerary artifacts. Certainly no other example of mortuary culture stands out in modern consciousness than the Egyptian pyramids. The first large-scale stone construction in... Read more
limbo limbo
limbo in Roman Catholic theology, an afterlife realm between heaven and hell where there is no punishment but where souls are denied the presence of God. Never part of Catholic dogma, the concept of limbo was developed during the Middle Ages, and came to be seen as two places. One was the home of... Read more
immortality immortality
immortality attribute of deathlessness ascribed to the soul in many religions and philosophies. Forthright belief in immortality of the body is rare. Immortality of the soul is a cardinal tenet of Islam and is held generally in Judaism, although it is not an essentially Jewish idea. The ancient... Read more
Combat Effectiveness Combat Effectiveness
Combat Effectiveness. The mystery of why men fight has always tantalized students of warfare. Explanations usually reflect cultural and military‐institutional prejudices. Men have fought—and died—against all instincts for survival because of many factors: tribal loyalties,... Read more
Association for Research and Enlightenment Association for Research and Enlightenment
Association for Research and Enlightenment (ARE) An organization founded by the late Edgar Cayce (1877-1945) in 1931. Cayce, one of the outstanding psychics of the twentieth century, gave readings almost daily during his mature years on subjects ranging from diagnosis of illness to astrology, ... Read more
Natchez (people) Natchez (people)
Natchez , indigenous North American people who lived along St. Catherine's Creek east of the present-day city of Natchez in Mississippi. At the time of contact with the French in 1682, they numbered about 4,000 and were the most powerful chiefdom on the lower Mississippi. Typical of the... Read more
Milan Ryzl Milan Ryzl
ESP R ESEARCHERS I n their biennial report on the state of science understanding released in April 2002, the National Science Foundation found that 60 percent of adults in the United States agreed or strongly agreed that some people possess psychic powers... Read more
Karl Rahner Karl Rahner
R AHNER, K ARL The Jesuit priest Karl Rahner is widely regarded to have been one of the leading Catholic theologians of the twentieth century. Rahner's early writings on death were published at a time when academic theology gave little serious consideration to... Read more
Ars Moriendi Ars Moriendi
A RSM ORIENDI The Ars Moriendi, or "art of dying," is a body of Christian literature that provided practical guidance for the dying and those attending them. These manuals informed the dying about what to expect, and prescribed prayers, actions, and attitudes... Read more

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