Encyclopedia of Religion, Volume 7

Africa al-Andalus ancestors ancient animal Arabic Asian became Berber BIBLIOGRAPHY Buddha Buddhist caliph Central Asia century China Chinese Christian church concept cult culture Daoist deity demons divine doctrine dynasty early East edited empire established faith figures fiqh gious goddess gods Greek groups ḥadīth Hindu Hinduism human iconography icons idolatry idols ijtihad images imam īmān important Inanna India Indian Indo-European Indus influence initiation intellectual Inuit Isaiah ISKCON islām Jewish king language later Maghreb major Malay medieval ment modern mosques movement Muḥammad Muslim Muslim community mystical myth mythology North origin painted period political practices prayer Prophet Qur'an reform region religion religious represented rites ritual role Roman rule rulers sacred scholars shari'ah Shi'i Śiva social society soul South Asia spirit Sufism sunnah Sunni symbols tariqah temple texts theology tion tradition translated Twelver ulama Umayyad Western worship York