Freedomofreligionaspropounded in the Constitution is of special importance in view of the social fabric of Mauritian society which comprises elements of all races, culturesandreligions. daccess-ods.un.org daccess-ods.un.org 宪法》规定宗教自由,对毛里求斯的社会结构具有特殊重要性,因为毛里求斯社会是由...
At a meeting of Bishops in Milan (313 AD) an edict (the Edict of Milan) was passed, which essentially granted complete tolerance to all religions, but Christianity would benefit the most. Previous victims of various persecutions were also granted compensation directly from the Roman treasury. St...
In this work, centuries before Christianity, the idea that logos—the word—created the world is advanced. The theology of ancient Egypt was disseminated among the religions of the classical world and considerably influenced Christian dogma, iconography, and ritual. Thus, for example, elements of ...
He was, after all, martyred in Rome, imprisoned and tortured to death in A.D. 269 and then hastily buried along the Via Flaminia on February the fourteenth. This, for trying to get the emperor to embrace Christianity, or so it is said in one Medieval chronicle. St. Valentine became ass...
When the ancient world was in its last throes, the ancient religions were overcome by Christianity. View in context The plays reconstruct the ancient world with much more minute accuracy than do Shakspere's; the student should consider for himself whether they succeed better in reproducing its hu...
Germanic religion and mythology, complex of stories, lore, and beliefs about the gods and the nature of the cosmos developed by the Germanic-speaking peoples before their conversion to Christianity. Germanic... Arabian religion Arabian religion, polytheistic beliefs and practices that existed in Arabia...
Religions embody important aspects of the cultural growth and beliefs of Iranians. Iranian religions have either been founded by people of Iranian origin or have been influenced by Iranian culture, as Iranians have played a large role in the development and expansion of Judaism, Christianity, and...
So when those religions yielded before the onslaught of Christianity, when pagan Rome gave place to Christian Rome, the antique passed into the medieval. In the second place, ancient history has heretofo...
The early Ptolemies successfully blended the religions of ancient Greece and Egypt in the cult of Serapis (Sarapis) and presided over Alexandria’s golden age. Alexandria profited from the demise of Phoenician power after Alexander sacked Tyre (332 bce) and from Rome’s growing trade with the...
Greek ideas did influence the local educated classes, just as local practices were gradually adopted by the Greeks. As in Greece and the lands of the eastern Mediterranean, in Mesopotamia the philosophies of theStoicsand other schools probably had an impact, as did mystery religions; both were ...