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- Religion in China (12456 bytes)
3: ...emple]]s of many different religions dot the landscape of China. The most widespread religion of China...
5: ...f system as either a religion or a [[philosophy]] can be problematic. Thus, some regard [[Confucianism...
7: ...Buddhism while the reverse is not necessarily the case.
11: ...was regarded as the [[Son of Heaven]], and he typically led the imperial court in performing elaborate...
28: ... centered on 'the way', an understanding of which can be likened to recognising the true nature of the... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
1: ...rald.jpeg|thumb|Ella Fitzgerald photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1940]]
2: ..." improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singing]].
6: ...d several hit songs with them, including "(If You Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was...
10: ...uite perfectly [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s voice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...ngers) toured [[Europe]] and North America, classically opening their shows with the famous Ellington'... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...eatest female vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] and [[VH1...
6: ...ild, Franklin and her sisters, [[Carolyn Franklin|Carolyn]] and [[Erma Franklin|Erma]], sang at her fa...
8: ...tist and a symbol of pride for the [[African American]] community. Franklin said herself of this perio...
10: ...l-length releases, the latter a double LP of live gospel music recorded in a Los Angeles Baptist church. S...
12: ...ance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]]. - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
1: ...nson Brothers]], one of the earliest professional gospel groups.
3: ...instream success came an inevitable backlash from gospel purists who felt she had watered down her sound f...
5: ...a downturn in her popular success. She ended her career with a concert in [[Germany]] in [[1971]]; wh...
7: ...nducted into the [[Gospel Music Association]]'s [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]] in [[1978]]. - Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
2: ...time [[Grammy Award]] winner, she was named "America's best songwriter" by ''Time'' magazine in 2002.
4: ... [[Chile]] as well as different parts of the American South, before settling at the [[University of Ar...
8: ... settings -- she developed a following and a critical reputation. Nevertheless, it was not until 1988 ...
10: ...rom ''Lucinda Williams'') in 1992, and the song became a smash country hit for which Williams received...
12: Williams had garnered considerable critical acclaim, but her commercial success was moderate... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ...]] [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] charts. Classically trained, Amos’s voice and mostly piano-b...
7: ...timore Orioles]]. This song won the contest and became her first single, released as a 7" pressed for ...
10: ... band called "Tess Makes Good" with "additional vocals by Ellen Amos".
13: ..., it was released in America to breakthrough critical success. The accompanying singles were "Me and a...
16: ...ncluding a cover of the [[Joni Mitchell]] song "A Case of You". - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
6: ...e [[Book of Acts]], although not by name in the [[Gospel of John]].
8: ...and the centuries of Marian cult derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, ar...
13: ... crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle.
15: ...was called Jesus ([[Matthew 1:21|Matt. 1:21]]), because he was to save his people from their sins. Th...
17: ...he dead body of her son is a common motif in art, called a [[piet?. - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
3: ...r of the [[International Church of the Foursquare Gospel|Foursquare Church]].
7: ...rminal illness. (The age difference had caused a scandal in their small town, prompting the couple to ...
9: ...the newspaper defending [[evolution]], debating local clergy, etc.
13: ...hortly thereafter, the two embarked on an evangelical tour, first to [[Europe]] and then to [[China]],...
17: ==Evangelism and Foursquare Gospel == - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
2: ... the [[Lake of Tiberias]]. The life of the historical Mary is a subject of ongoing debate.
6: ... knew him not. His utterance of her name "Mary" recalled her to consciousness, and she uttered the joy...
8: This is the last entry in the canonical New Testament regarding Mary of Magdala, who now...
10: ==The ''Gospel of Mary''==
12: ...''. These writings reveal the degree to which the gospel was despised and dismissed by the early church fa... - Iconography (7643 bytes)
2: ...raying figures in pigment that [[symbolism|symbolically]] mean more than a simple depiction of the per...
4: ...ngelist|St Luke]], who probably knew them. In the case of the various [[Hindu deities|Hindu gods]], ho...
6: ...imself, not the wood and paint making up the physical substance of the [[icon]]. A more modern illustr...
8: ... over to the [[archetype]], [[icon]]s are kissed, carried in procession, and venerated.
11: ..., the wheel on which [[Catherine of Alexandria|St Catherine]] was tortured, and the axe, laid close to... - Illuminated manuscript (5973 bytes)
3: ...ddle ages. They are also the best surviving indication specimens of medieval [[painting]]. Indeed, ...
10: ...uminated.bible.arp.jpg|thumb|250px|An illuminated capital letter P in a Bible of 1407AD, on display in...
13: ...opriate for various times in the [[liturgy|liturgical day]].
16: ...al layout of the page was planned (''eg'' initial capital, borders), the page was lightly ruled with a...
18: The script depended on local customs and tastes. The sturdy Roman letters of... - Greek language (35285 bytes)
13: ... years. It is symbolically divided in four historical periods:
15: ... was the language both of [[Archaic]] and [[Classical]] periods of Greek civilisation. It has been stu...
17: ...blished in the city of [[Rome]] and Koine Greek became a first or second language in the [[Roman Empir...
21: ...directly from [[Koine Greek]], '''Modern Greek''' can be traced in the late [[Byzantine]] period (as e...
25: ''The historical stages of the Greek language that are placed pri... - Thomas Jefferson (31127 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Democratic-Republican]]
18: ...dor]] to [[France]], [[Political philosophy|political philosopher]], [[revolutionary]], [[Agriculture|...
22: ==Biographical information==
23: ...dash; before founding his own vision of higher education at the [[University of Virginia]]. - United States (58223 bytes)
1: ...States''', '''the USA''', '''the U.S.''', '''America''', '''the States''', and
2: ...orld. Each of the 50 states has a high level of local autonomy under the [[federation|federal]] system...
5: native_name = United States of America |
10: image_map = LocationUSA.png |
13: capital = [[Washington, D.C.]] |latd=38|latm=53|latN... - Cuba (25106 bytes)
2: ...o the southwest the [[Cayman Islands]] and [[Jamaica]], and to the southeast [[Haiti]].
6: ...ing the [[19th century]] until the [[Spanish-American War]] of [[1898]]. The [[United States]] occupie...
8: ...an about 12%, one of the lowest in the latin american countries.
10: ...ised. Among other things, [[healthcare]] and [[education]] freely available were expanded to cover all...
12: ...lear Stand-off, between the United States of America and Russia. - Horus (19927 bytes)
2: ... was so important that the ''[[Eye of Horus]]'' became an important Egyptian symbol of power.
8: ...rshipped at [[Nekhen]] (city of the hawk), that became identified as Horus very early on.
10: ...to be the father of these four ''children'', deifications of the jars, known as the [[Four sons of Hor...
12: ... [[Paragoge]]). The form of Djebauti eventually became depicted as an [[heron]], nethertheless continu...
17: ... sky when he, a falcon, flew across it. Thus he became known as '''Harmerty''' - ''Horus of two eyes''... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
11: Capital = [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma...
44: [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]] is the capital and largest city.
56: ...x "countries" for tourism promotion purposes: Red Carpet Country (Northwestern Oklahoma and The Panhan...
61: Tall Grass Prairie, [[Cross Timbers]], Caves & Prairie, [[Ozark]] Highlands, Ozark Forest, ...
63: ...erstorms in the entire world ('Tornado alley'), because of the cold and warm air colliding. - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
3: '''Medieval music''' is [[classical music]] written during the [[Middle Ages]]. Thi...
9: ...support. The notation system is weak, and rhythm cannot be specified. The simplicity of chant, with ...
11: ...llows for complex interactions between multiple vocals lines in a repeatable fashion. The use of mult...
14: ...early secular music has survived, and since [[musical notation|notation]] was a relatively late develo...
17: ...ve entirely different rhythmic values (in the Ars Cantus Mensurabilis of approximately 1260), an innov... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
8: ...e persons (technically Greek ''[[hypostasis]]''), called the [[Trinity]]. Christianity encompasses num...
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with...
11: ... schools of thought, including [[Anglicanism]], [[Calvinism]], [[Lutheranism]], and [[Methodism]]).
14: ...inity]] of distinct persons with one substance) became human on earth, born as [[Jesus]] pursuant to t...
21: ...he [[New Testament]], Jesus' followers were first called Christians by non-Christians in the city of [... - Saint Peter (16028 bytes)
2: ...erence to Peter as a matter of doctrine against [[canonization]], in favor of a more generalized conce...
4: ...ys to the gates of heaven, as prescribed in the [[Gospel of Matthew]].
8: ...tles, Peter is always listed first, and [[Judas Iscariot]] is always listed last.
11: ...other-in-law was healed by Jesus at their home in Capernaum (Matt. 8:14-17; Mark 1:29-31; Luke 4:38f),...
13: ... his brother [[Saint Andrew|Andrew]]. Seeing them cast a net for fish, He told them "Follow me, and I ...
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