The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1996 page)
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Revelation, Book of
.
.
The last book and the only
apocalypse
in the
New Testament
. The book is a series of visions, prefaced (chs. 1–3) by letters to seven churches in Asia Minor. The hostile attitude to Rome suggests a date during Nero's persecution,
c.
64, or later under Domitian (81–96). In Christian history the book has become important in times of persecution and in the context of
millenarian
movements.
apocalypse
in the
New Testament
. The book is a series of visions, prefaced (chs. 1–3) by letters to seven churches in Asia Minor. The hostile attitude to Rome suggests a date during Nero's persecution,
c.
64, or later under Domitian (81–96). In Christian history the book has become important in times of persecution and in the context of
millenarian
movements.
Revival Zion
or Revivalism
.
or Revivalism
.
Afro-Jamaican cults resembling
Pocomania
in their hierarchical and authoritarian organization, in their Yards, and in their concern with healing by diverse means and with spirit possession.
Revivalism may also be a more general description of movements within Christianity which lead to a renewal of fervour and commitment. Examples are
Pietism
, the
Great Awakening
in N. America, the
Wesleys
and the origins of
Methodism
, 19th-cent.
mission
meetings.
Pocomania
in their hierarchical and authoritarian organization, in their Yards, and in their concern with healing by diverse means and with spirit possession.
Revivalism may also be a more general description of movements within Christianity which lead to a renewal of fervour and commitment. Examples are
Pietism
, the
Great Awakening
in N. America, the
Wesleys
and the origins of
Methodism
, 19th-cent.
mission
meetings.
Revolutionary Guards
(Shi‘ite religious police):
(Shi‘ite religious police):
Reza, Im
m Ahmad
(founder):
m Ahmad(founder):
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