Social complexity and religion at Rome in the second and first centuries BCE by Bendlin, A, Bendlin, Andreas

“…In the city of Rome, there existed a market of religious alternatives, which was characterized by the compatibility of different deities and cults in a polytheistic context.</p>…”

A study of the cult of Guhyakālī in the medieval Kathmandu Valley through the manuscripts of the Newars by Pangsrivongse, P

“…In Chapter 2, we cover the iconography of the entire Krama pantheon and note important trends concerning both central and ancillary deities. Meanwhile, Chapter 3 attempts to decode the description of some significant yet complex cakras of the Krama that warrant independent treatment.…”

‘Fixed fate, free will’: fate, natural law, necessity, providence, and classical epic narrative in Paradise Lost by Allendorf, K

“…In the dialogue between Father and Son, I suggest, Milton evokes negotiations between the Homeric and Vergilian deities, depicting his God as surpassing his pagan epic counterparts who can only delay the fate of mortals, but not change them. …”

A study of the jiao, a Taoist ritual, in Kam Tin, in the Hong Kong New Territories by Mathias, J, Mathias, John Richard Gresham

“…</p> <p>The jiao is shown to be a worship of deities and an act of salvation and/or placation for hungry ghosts, aimed at securing well-being and fortune for the community. …”

Disenchantment narrative in anti-superstition fiction of the late Qing dynasty by Ding, Sing Jek

“…The disenchantment narratives in these fiction targeted five lines of thoughts, namely the nonexistence of gods and deities, vicious practices of the monks and priests, revelation of the tricks of the fortune tellers and wizards, the scams of the feng shui masters and the tragic consequences of superstitious behaviours. …”
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Culture Hero Sartakpai: The Image in Altaian Folklore Revisited by Tamara M. Sadalova, Tatuna N. Pashtakova

“…Hierarchically arranged deities and spirits — each occupying a special niche in three-dimensional space — co-exist with culture heroes that had arranged (developed) certain places, rivers, lakes in the Middle World. …”
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A DOOR LINTEL WITH CARTOUCHES AT THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM (JE.59895) by Bassem Mohamed Ahmed

“…It bears three royal names of three kings of the New Kingdom; Amenophis I, Thutmosis IV and Ramsses II, who were worshiped as local deities at Deir El-Medina because of their roles in establishing and developing the Valley of the Kings and the society of artists and workers at Deir El-Medina. …”
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Societal Recognition of Ecosystem Service Flows From Red Panda Habitats in Western Nepal by Manoj Bhatta, Kerstin K. Zander, Beau J. Austin, Stephen T. Garnett

“…Some services used for valuing ecosystems, such as carbon storage and improved air and water quality and biodiversity, were only ever mentioned in a manner that would characterize them as cultural services provided by mountain deities. They only appear to be acknowledged as services with a use value by people from outside the region. …”
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Importing Religion into Post-Communist Albania: Between Rights and Obligations by Enika Abazi

“…Young people were encouraged to follow worldly pursuits, including offering their life for communist deities. With the fall of communism, Albanian clerics and foreign missionaries encouraged the revival of religiosity in the country. …”
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Sūtra of Eight Luminous of Heaven and Earth as a Source on Tibetan Pantheon by Saglara V. Mirzaeva

“…The two abovementioned versions have differences in lists of nāgas, deities and earth lords belonging to pre-Buddhist religious system. …”
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Divination with Khulil as Practiced by Mongolians by Anna D. Tsendina

“…Notably, neither Tibetan items nor Buddhist deities are mentioned in the text.…”
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Adornments to Traditional Sakha (Yakut) and Tuvan Costumes: Visualizing Ideas of Soul by Nikiforova Sargylana V.

“…The cultural heritages of the Sakha (Yakut) and the Tuvan are distinguished by a similarity of basic worldview ideas pertaining to the structure of the Universe, multi-storeyedness of each of the Three Worlds, the pantheon of deities, etc. Goals. The article aims to interpret semantics of ethnic jewelry as a visual narrative articulating the ideas of individual soul in traditional Sakha and Tuvan cultures. …”
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Nos caminhos de Iansã: cartografando a subjetividade de mulheres em situação de violência de gênero<A NAME="top1"></A> In the paths of Iansã: mapping the subjectivity of women who... by Silvia Regina Ramão, Stela Nazareth Meneghel, Carmen Oliveira

“…The first one, where the women narrated their personal histories; the second one, where they were told the stories of female orixás [African-Brazilian deities]; and the third one, where space was given for the ritualization. …”
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Unusual ritual burns of the cubital fossa by Chuan Han Ang, Si Jack Chong, Janna-Vale Joethy, Kok Chai Tan

“…Conclusions: Joss sticks have been lighted for centuries in Asia as part of an ancient tradition of offering smoke to deities. In the Buddhist community, ritualistic burning with joss sticks represents a symbolic rite of passage for monks, or as a reminder not to sin by believers. …”
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Kerala´s Ancient Mizhavu Drum: Transformations and Sustainability by K. Sajith Vijayan, Karin Bindu

“…The main supporting percussion instrument (mizhavu) serves as deva vādyam – an instrument for the deities. Its classification as a one-headed drum covered with skin (avanaddha vadya of the dardura type) goes back to the Natya Shastra of Bharatamuni – some 2000 years ago. …”
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Early teachings on the Four Phurpas in the light of the Eightfold Buddha Word, Embodying the Sugatas (bka’ brgyad bde gshegs ’dus pa) revelation of Myang ral Nyi ma ’od zer (1124-1... by Cantwell, C

“…Myang ral's twelfth century revealed corpus of the Eightfold Buddha Word, Embodying the Sugatas (bka' brgyad bde gshegs 'dus pa) became a template for Rnying ma practice focusing on the tradition's eight central tantric deities. In a previous article (2020a), I have suggested that the entire Action Phurpa ('phrin las phur pa) section of the Eightfold Buddha Word is likely to pre-date Myang ral, and seems to preserve an archaic practice tradition. …”

تنوع أماكن العبادة الشعبية، ومُصليات عامة الشعب ( (hwt-rxyt منذ عصر الدولة الحديثة The diversity of popular cult places and the public chapels (Hwt-rxyt) since New kingdom Period... by د.هيام حافظ رواش

“…Abstract: The common people in ancient Egypt were keen on getting closer to their deities in various ways, and in many places. The previous studies showed the variety of popular cult places, which can be classified into two main places: 1-Popular cult places related to official cult places, which are located in divine temples and funerary temples (temples of millions of years). 2- Popular cult places independent of official cult places, which are divided into kinds: a- The cult chapels which were established by the common people themselves, which are known household cult chapels. …”
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Precious Chintamani That Quickly Fulfills Aspirations: Text of Veneration of the Magnificent Khan Barkhan by Dorampa Ignen-Choimpel Revisited by Sayana B. Bukhogolova, Subad B. Dashieva, Zinaida A. Debenova, Bair L. Tushinov, Nomin D. Tsyrenova

“…Importantly, Buddhist borrowings of shamanic deities and rituals familiar to the local Buryat people contributed to the promotion of Buddhism among the local population.…”
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INDIAN MUGHAL TURBAN BOXES AS CULTURAL INDICATORS: CIVILIZATIONAL AND ARTISTIC STUDY by Hamada Thabet

“…The environment affected the decorations of these boxes considerably because they were largely related to the culture of the Indian regions that produced them, including deities, animals, mysterious creatures, as well as floral and geometric motifs. …”
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The Book as a “Contact Zone” - Textualizing Orality in James Welch’s Fools Crow by Tea Bartulović, Sanja Runtić

“…With no glossary provided, the text forces the reader to acquire the words like Napikwans (white settlers), blackhorn (buffalo), prairie runner (antelope), skunk ear (wolverine), ears-far-apart (owl), elk dog (horse), and accede to an anthropomorphic worldview in which swift silver people (fish) and the deities – Night Red Light (moon), Sun Chief (sun), Seven Persons (a constellation), Earth Mother and Wind Maker – are an integral part of human and earthly events. …”
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