The corresponding influence of these various religions on Hinduism (it has an extraordinary tendency to absorb foreign elements) has greatly contributed to the religion's syncretism (the wide variety of beliefs and practices that it encompasses). ... Any phenomenon as complex and as vital as Christianity is easier to describe historically than to define logically, but such a description does yield some insights into its continuing elements and essential characteristics. ... Sindhu - "river- "more specifically, the Indus Vedas - Veda (Sanskrit, "knowledge-), the most ancient sacred...

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Often in literature the title of a book gives insight to the lives of characters within the book, but insight to the society as well. ... Glikl used religion to expand her access to central elements to Jewish though. ...

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