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11Animal worship — (or zoolatry) refers to religious rituals involving animals, especially in pre modern societies, such as the glorification of animal deities, or animal sacrifice. The origins of animal worship have been the subject of many theories. The classical …
12Iṣṭha-deva(tā) (Buddhism) — For Ishta deva in the Sanatana Dharma context, see Iṣṭa deva(tā). Part of a series on Tibetan Buddhism …
13Watatsumi — (海神 or 綿津見?) was a legendary Japanese dragon and tutelary water deity. In Japanese mythology, Ōwatsumi kami (大綿津見神?, great Watatsumi god ) is another name for the sea deit …
14Ishta-deva (Buddhism) — In Vajrayana Buddhism, an Ishta deva or Ishta devata (Sanskrit) [ A Guide to the Buddhist Path , by Sangharakshita, Windhorse Publications: 1996. pg. 205 [http://books.google.com/books?id=7m0pVD FjE8C pg=PA205 lpg=PA205 dq=yidam+devata source=web …
15Genius (mythology) — Winged genius facing a woman with a tambourine and mirror, from southern Italy, about 320 BC. In ancient Roman religion, the genius was the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place or… …
16Chamunda — For the village in Nepal, see Chamunda, Nepal. For the skipper butterfly genus, see Chamunda (butterfly). Chamunda A Hoysala sculpture of Chamunda, Halebidu. Goddess of War and epidemics of pestilent diseases, famines, and other disasters …
17Religion — • The voluntary subjection of oneself to God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religion Religion † …
18Glossary of ancient Roman religion — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Ancient Roman religion …
19Genii — Genius Gen ius, n.; pl. E. {Geniuses}; in sense 1, L. {Genii}. [L. genius, prop., the superior or divine nature which is innate in everything, the spirit, the tutelar deity or genius of a person or place, taste, talent, genius, from genere,… …
20Genius — Gen ius, n.; pl. E. {Geniuses}; in sense 1, L. {Genii}. [L. genius, prop., the superior or divine nature which is innate in everything, the spirit, the tutelar deity or genius of a person or place, taste, talent, genius, from genere, gignere, to… …
