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81Images of Women — Although images of women on film have been varied, and a range of female characters has always been central to film narratives, the truth remains that films tend to have male protagonists and be about male concerns, with only a handful that… …
82Zawiya — This Arabic term refers to the corner or angle of a building. In the Maghreb, the term is used interchangeably with ribat, for the abode, meaning a religious lodge or order. It is usually associated with a saintly man (or woman in rare cases) …
83ABBA ḤILKIAH — ABBA ḤILKIAH, according to the aggadah (Ta an. 23a–b) a saint who lived in the first century C.E. Like many narratives concerning saints in the ancient world, Abba Ḥilkiah was famous for his miraculous ability to bring rain in times of drought… …
84KIDDUSH HA-SHEM AND ḤILLUL HA-SHEM — (Heb. קִדּוּשׁ הַשֵּׁם וְחִלּוּל הַשֵּׁם). The antithetical terms kiddush ha Shem ( sanctification of the (Divine) Name ) and ḥillul ha Shem ( defamation of the (Divine) Name ) are complementary antonyms and denote the two aspects of one of the …
85LURIA, ISAAC BEN SOLOMON — (1534–1572), kabbalist, referred to as Ha Ari (האר״י; the (sacred) lion from the initials of האלוהי רבי יצחק; Ha Elohi Rabbi Yiẓḥak, the divine Rabbi ). This cognomen was in use by the end of the 16th century, apparently at first in kabbalistic… …
86Grigori Rasputin — Infobox Person name = Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin image size = 200px caption = Grigori Rasputin birth name = birth date = birth date|1869|1|22 birth place = Pokrovskoye, Siberia death date = death date and age|1916|12|29|1869|1|22 death place =… …
87Joseph Smith, Jr. — Joseph Smith, Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, also known as Mormonism, and an important religious and political figure in the United States during the 1830s and 1840s. In 1827, Smith began …
88Saint Canute's Cathedral — (Danish: Odense Domkirke or Sct. Knuds Kirke) is named after the Danish king Canute the Saint (Danish: Knud den Hellige). It a fine example of brick Gothic architecture. The church s most visited section is the crypt where the remains of King… …
89Leslie Charteris — Infobox Writer name = Leslie Charteris imagesize = caption = birthdate = birth date|1907|5|12 birthplace = Singapore deathdate = death date and age|1993|4|15|1907|5|12 deathplace = Windsor, Berkshire, England occupation = Mystery writer,… …
90Middle way — For the book by Harold Macmillan, see The Middle Way. For the Aristotelian notion of middle state , see Golden mean (philosophy). Part of a series on Buddhism Outline · Port …
