The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1546 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
6.8Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
Mimi shehui
Min
(Heb., ‘heretic’). Hebrew term for heretic or sectarian. A min can be a Jewish heretic or a
gentile
. It was Samuel ha-Katan in the late 1st cent. CE who composed the ‘
benediction
’ (i.e. imprecation) against the minim found in the
‘Amidah
, and this seems originally to have been directed against the Judaeo-Christians: see
BIRKAT HA-MINIM
.
gentile
. It was Samuel ha-Katan in the late 1st cent. CE who composed the ‘
benediction
’ (i.e. imprecation) against the minim found in the
‘Amidah
, and this seems originally to have been directed against the Judaeo-Christians: see
BIRKAT HA-MINIM
.
M
(Pañj
b
, ‘a bull with horns inclined down along its face’, ‘deceitful’). Name given by
Bh
Gurd
s
to followers of
Prith
Chand
,
So
h
Miharb
n, and the latter's son, Harij
. The M
s, whose significance faded in the late 18th cent. CE, disputed the succession of Gur
Arjan Dev
.
b, ‘a bull with horns inclined down along its face’, ‘deceitful’). Name given byBh
Gurdsto followers of
Prith
Chand,
So
hMiharbn, and the latter's son, Harij. The Ms, whose significance faded in the late 18th cent. CE, disputed the succession of GurArjan Dev.
Other books
One Bite Per Night by Brooklyn Ann
Heads or Tails by Gordon, Leslie A.
Amp'd by Ken Pisani
How Not to Date a Skunk by Stephanie Burke
Catherine's Cross by Millie West
The Soldier's Baby Surprise (For the Baby's Sake, Book 1) by Morris, Stephanie
Liberation by Christopher Isherwood
The Carousel by Belva Plain
I Love You by Brandy Wilson
Screwdriver by Mari Carr
