The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1688 page)

New Thought
.

A loosely structured movement that emerged in the USA in the last quarter of the 19th cent., which includes a variety of
metaphysical
, occult, healing sects, schools, and groups such as
Christian Science
, Divine Science, The Unity School of Christianity, and Science of Mind. It was strongly influenced by Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, who practised a form of mesmeric healing with the aid of a medium and advanced the idea that by positive or right thinking it is possible to realize one's highest ideals in the here and now, especially in the realm of healing where prayer is a central part of the process. Since the 1950s there has been a revival of interest in these movements in the USA and W. Europe.

 
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New Year
.

There are four dates for New Year in the Jewish tradition: 1 Nisan is reckoned as New Year for the religious
calendar
and for calculating the reigns of Jewish kings; 1 Elul is the New Year for
tithing
; 1 Tishri: see
ROSH HASHANAH
; 1 Shevat is the New Year for trees (according to Bet Shammai): see
TU BI-SHEVAT
.

 
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(Heb.,
la-shanah haba’ah bi-Yerushalayim
). Traditional phrase expressing the Jewish hope for the coming of the
messiah
and for their return to Jerusalem. For those in Jerusalem or in
Erez Israel
, the word
ha-benuyah
, ‘rebuilt’, is added.

 
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see
EREM
.

 
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(Heb., ‘damages’). Fourth order of the Jewish
Mishnah
. Nezikin is concerned with civil law and legal procedure, especially in cases of damage. It also includes the tractate
Avot
.

 
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see
BERLIN, N. Z. J.

 
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