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Beveridge, William Henry

(Encyclopedia)Beveridge, William Henry, 1879–1963, British economist, b. India, grad. Oxford, 1902. His fame as an authority on social problems was gained through investigations and writings in government service...

Egyptian religion

(Encyclopedia)Egyptian religion, the religious beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of Egypt. Information concerning ancient Egyptian religion is abundant but unsatisfactory. Only certain parts of Egyptian religious ...

Greek religion

(Encyclopedia)Greek religion, religious beliefs and practices of the ancient inhabitants of the region of Greece. The civil strife that followed the classical period (from c.500 b.c.) placed the old gods on trial...

Germanic religion

(Encyclopedia)Germanic religion, pre-Christian religious practices among the tribes of Western Europe, Germany, and Scandinavia. The main sources for our knowledge are the Germania of Tacitus and the Elder Edda and...

Assyrian religion

(Encyclopedia)Assyrian religion: see Middle Eastern religions. ...

Norse religion

(Encyclopedia)Norse religion: see Germanic religion. ...

Babylonian religion

(Encyclopedia)Babylonian religion: see Middle Eastern religions. ...

Celtic religion

(Encyclopedia)Celtic religion: see druids.

Teutonic religion

(Encyclopedia)Teutonic religion: see Germanic religion. ...

Roman religion

(Encyclopedia)Roman religion, the religious beliefs and practices of the people of ancient Rome. The spirits were held in awe and were placated with offerings and prayers. In the earliest period of Roman state r...