Superstition, Idolatry and the Advancement of Learning. by Dana Jalobeanu

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“As we are mocked with art” (5.3.68): The Winter’s Tale comme anatomie de la réception by Pierre Iselin

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Apuntes para el estudio de la religión maya de finales del siglo xvi by Caroline Cunill

Subjects: “…idolatry processes…”
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Romans 1:24–28 and Same-Sex Practice: Some Exegetical Remarks by Marius Nel

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What <i>Does</i> Matter?: Idols and Icons in the Nenets Tundra by Laur Vallikivi

“…They claim that among the indigenous Siberians idolatry exists in its quintessential or prototypical form, as it is described in the Bible. …”
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To destroy or not? A Cognitive Linguistics exploration of Yahweh’s (un)willingness to destroy Israel in Deuteronomy by Izaak J.L. Connoway

“…The study found that when שׁמד and אבד are used for future judgement for idolatry once Israel crosses the Jordan (e.g. Dt 4:26), they never refer to the annihilation of Israel. …”
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On the historical origins of the Heidelberg Catechism by C. Strohm

“…The repudiation of the mass as “condemnable idolatry” is a result of the orientation to the Reformation of John Calvin. …”
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Calvin and other religions by P. C. Potgieter

“…Any kind of self-invented religion, even though it is the result of an appeal by God’s  general revelation on the sensus divinitatis in mankind, leads to idolatry. …”
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Apophasis, Abnegation, and Liturgy by David W. Fagerberg

“…The infinity of God (apophasis) reveals our nothingness (abnegation), and our nothingness makes us rejoice (liturgy) in God’s infinity. Worse than idolatry is worship of ourselves: auto-latria. Apophatic theology is a liturgical reaction to the sovereignty of God, which, in turn, causes a state of abnegation, which I therefore call liturgical abnegation because it means forsaking autolatry. …”
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Mission to people of other faiths in the Old Testament and Eldoret, Kenya: some reflections for engaging Muslims within their context by R. Omwenga

“…As a context where mission begins, the Old Testament’s experience of engagements to other nations compare closely to the Kenyan experience, yet both lack perfect examples. Idolatry, unbelief and unfaithfulness to God’s commandments are some of the factors leading to Israel’s and Eldoret’s failure to faithfully represent God. …”
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Idololatria Vilnensis: The Confessional Debates of Jesuits and Protestants on Sacred Images in the 16th Century Lithuania by Tomas Riklius

“…The Protestant perspective is represented by Andrzej Wolan’s 1583 treatise ‘An Attack on the Idolatry of the Loyolites of Vilnius’, which relies primarily on theological arguments to criticise the Catholic practice of using sacred images. …”
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A Comparative study of Daiva's Sin and its Evolution in the Stories of Ancient Iran and Ta'ziehs of Daiva's Tying Thumb Based on Six Poetic Verses by Mahdi mohamadi, Adel Meghdadian, Abolfazl Tajik

“…Hence, the demon in the story of tying the thumb is very similar to the ancient demons such as Az, Ishma and Aži dahāka and a number of other demons such as arrogance and idolatry. His way of getting rid of moral vices is similar to the way of getting rid of the demon Az, that is, suffering from hunger, which causes contentment, curbs greed, anger, and oppression, and then, it brings wisdom and reasoning in the evolved existence of the demon.…”
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