Neurologists have come to the conclusion that "Living with certain knowledge of imminent death leaves [humans] in a perpetual state of anxiety.... From 1348-1351, the bubonic plague, or better known as the Black Death, swept Europe, killing more than one third of the worlds population. ... " This religious belief can be said to be a coping mechanism for the death of friends and family. Turning to religion was the only explanation to why so many deaths were occurring, and the only way to think that the death may have been fair. ... It is a way for people to deal with their inner darkn...

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Grendel's mother lives in a dark and hidden, "hole" (cavern) and "hollow place which denotes the hell where Devil lives. ... Jesus faces much tribulation and hatred so also is Beowulf who fought with different monster and fairy to deliver his loving people from the death. ... Beowulf who comes to save the land could represent Jesus and his death was like that of Jesus. He was death of voluntary death. ... They both pass through death and rebirth. ...

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During that trial one moves from life through death to renewed life. ... As the Dark Ages came to a close the ideas of the Renaissance started to take hold, and the church's power gradually began to dwindle. ... During the earliest decades after the death of the Prophet, certain ba-sic features of the religion-social organizations of Islam were singled out. ...

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Following the death of Mohammed, Islam was in a precarious position. If it followed the pattern of Middle Eastern history up to that point, Islam would have been virtually discarded after its leader's death. ... After the death of Mohammed, the leadership of the expanding Islamic empire smoothly fell into the hands of Umar, Uthman and Ali because they were closest to the prophet. ... During the European Dark Age, life in the Islamic sphere of influence flourished economically, spiritually and scientifically. ...

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Religion is the most significant influence in the life of most Africans; yet, its key principles are too often unfamiliar to foreigners (Awolalu, 1976). This leads to considerable misunderstanding of the African worldview and beliefs. As religion is part of life for most African's, it cannot be stud...

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