The Encyclopedia of Religion, Volume 7

Africa Almoravids ancestors ancient animal Arabic became belief biblical BIBLIOGRAPHY body Buddha Buddhist caliphate Central Asia century ceremonies China Chinese Christ Christian church concept cult culture Dagestan death deity demons divine doctrine early East edited example faith figure fiqh goddess gods Greek groups ḥadīth Hindu Hinduism human iconography icons idols ijtihad images imam īmān important Indian Indo-European Indus influence initiation intellectual Inuit Iran islām Israel king language later living Maghreb major marriage ment modern Mongol mosques Muḥammad Muslim Muslim community mystical mythology myths North original period person philosophy political practice Prophet Qur'an region religion religious represented Ṛgveda rites ritual role rule rulers sacred scholars Shafi'i shari'ah Shi'i Śiva social society soul spiritual Sufi Sufism sunnah Sunni symbols tariqah Tatar temple texts theology tion tradition translated Turkic Twelver ulama Vedic vols West Western worship