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  • 11PURITY AND IMPURITY, RITUAL — (Heb. וְטָהֳרָה טֻמְאָה, tumah ve toharah), a symbolic system according to which a pure person or object is qualified for contact with the Temple and related sancta (holy objects and spaces) while an impure person or object is disqualified from… …

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  • 12Satanic ritual abuse — (SRA, sometimes known as ritual abuse, cult related abuse, ritualized abuse, sadistic ritual abuse, ritual abuse torture [] [cite journal |last= Kent |first= Stephen |year= 1993 |title= Deviant Scripturalism and Ritual Satanic Abuse Part One:… …

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  • 13Newar caste system — The Newar caste system is the system by which Newars, the indigenous people of Nepal s Kathmandu Valley, are divided into groups on the basis of their occupations.[1] Contents 1 Distinguishing features 2 Marriage customs 3 List of castes …

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  • 14Caste system in India — Caste (Sanskrit: Gyati ज्ञाति , Hindi: Biradari बिरादरी, samaj समाज, jati जाति etc , Urdu Zat ज़ात ) is an endogamous group. Generally a sub caste is divided into Exogamous groups based on same gotras गोत्र. The Indian caste system describes the… …

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  • 15Caste system in Sri Lanka — The Caste system in Sri Lanka is a division of society into strata, differing somewhat from the classic Varnas of North India but is similar in nature to the Jāti system found in South India. The fourfold caste model in Sri Lanka s pre British… …

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  • 16Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual — Developer(s) City Interactive Publisher(s) City Interactive Distributor(s) City Interactive, Steam (online) …

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  • 17Lesser ritual of the pentagram — The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram (or LRP) is a magickal ritual that originated from the Key of Solomon Fact|date=July 2008 and is used extensively by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn but which has come to be practiced by numerous other… …

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  • 18Caste system among South Asian Muslims — refers to units of social stratification that have developed among Muslims in South Asia.[1][2] …

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  • 19reproductive system, animal — Introduction       any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce.       The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …

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  • 20Confucian ritual music — The Confucian ritual maintained in Taiwan is one of the few surviving symbols of traditional Chinese government and ideology. The accompanying music, however, with its ponderously slow melodies, openly ideological texts and ancient ritual… …

    Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture