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Hagiographa
(third section of Jewish scriptures)
:
(third section of Jewish scriptures)
:
Hagiography
.
.
The writing of the lives of Christian
saints
(hence a derogatory sense, ‘full of praise for, without sufficient criticism of, the subject’).
saints
(hence a derogatory sense, ‘full of praise for, without sufficient criticism of, the subject’).
Ha-Gra
(Jewish spiritual leader)
:
(Jewish spiritual leader)
:
Hahalis Welfare Society
.
.
A religious and economic development movement with some
cargo
ideas on Buka Island, Papua New Guinea. In 1952, two former students in
Roman Catholic
schools, John Teosin (b. 1938) and his brother-in-law, Francis Hagai, formed a family co-operative which in 1957 developed into a co-operative society involving half the Buka population in plantations, stores, transport, etc. In 1961, they set up their own ‘church’.
cargo
ideas on Buka Island, Papua New Guinea. In 1952, two former students in
Roman Catholic
schools, John Teosin (b. 1938) and his brother-in-law, Francis Hagai, formed a family co-operative which in 1957 developed into a co-operative society involving half the Buka population in plantations, stores, transport, etc. In 1961, they set up their own ‘church’.
Hai ben Sherira
(939–1038).
Jewish
gaon
of
Pumbedita
, hence also known as Hai Gaon. Hai succeeded his father as gaon and was regarded as a supreme
halakhic
authority. Besides
responsa
, he also wrote mystical
piyyutim
, including five
seli
ot
for 9
Av
, marked by a somewhat gloomy assessment of our present condition. He had considerable influence on the leaders of Spanish Jewry such as
Samuel ha-Nagid
.
Jewish
gaon
of
Pumbedita
, hence also known as Hai Gaon. Hai succeeded his father as gaon and was regarded as a supreme
halakhic
authority. Besides
responsa
, he also wrote mystical
piyyutim
, including five
seli
otfor 9
Av
, marked by a somewhat gloomy assessment of our present condition. He had considerable influence on the leaders of Spanish Jewry such as
Samuel ha-Nagid
.
Haibutsu kishaku
.
.
Jap. slogan, ‘abolish Buddhism, destroy Buddhist images’, adopted during the
Meiji
determination to establish Shinto as the state religion, in separation from Buddhism. The period of aggression lasted from 1868 to 1874.
Meiji
determination to establish Shinto as the state religion, in separation from Buddhism. The period of aggression lasted from 1868 to 1874.
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