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31TROTSKYITE — followers of Leon Trotsky (1879 1940) and radical Marxism …
32VADGALAI — followers of RAMUNUJA who emphasized that human effort is the condition of divine GRACE. Their view became known as the Monkey Principle from the fact that a young monkey clings to its mother as she moves about. Thus it is through striving for …
33Jains — Followers of the creed preached by Mahavira in the fifth cen tury BCE. They rejected the authority of Vedas and exclusive claims of Brahmans. In medieval India, the Jains were to be found in large numbers in Gujarat and Rajputana. In these… …
34Lollards — followers of John Wycliffe; they believed that the Bible was the sole authority in religion and that every man had the right to read and interpret it for himself …
35Pythagoreans — Followers of Pythagoras …
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36folgarii — Followers; menial servants …
37The Message of the Hour — The Message of the Hour, or simply The Message , is a term used by the followers of William M. Branham (1909 1965) an American faith healer and preacher of the mid Twentieth Century, to refer to his sermons, doctrines, and prophecies. The… …
38ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit …
39Islāmic world — Introduction prehistory and history of the Islamic community. Adherence to Islām is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to 40 countries, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern… …
40Muhammad — For other persons named Muhammad, see Muhammad (name). For other uses, see Muhammad (disambiguation). Prophet Muhammad Prophet, Messenger, Apostle, Witness, Bearer of Good Tidings, Warne …
