The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1697 page)

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Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm
(1844–1900)
. Philosopher and literary figure who, although German, preferred to be called a ‘European’. He indicted Christianity as ‘the one great curse, the one intrinsic depravity, the one immortal blemish upon humankind’. He attacked on several fronts:
(i) like all religions, it is a narcotic to protect people from fear of unknown forces;
(ii) theistic explanation has been made unnecessary by the rise of science, and theistic belief has become ‘unbelievable’;
(iii) Christian values are anti-human and hostile to life, being fit only for slaves or the weak and inadequate. I will say to Death, “Right on! The same again!”’ His major works are
The Birth of Tragedy
(1872),
Human, All Too Human
(1878), and
Beyond Good and Evil
(1886)
.
Nigama (dialogue in Tantra):
see
TANTRA
.
Niggunim
(
asidic chants):
see
MUSIC
.
Night Journey
(of Mu
ammad):
Night of power
(night in month of Ram
d
n):

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