The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2341 page)
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Ssu-hsiang
(combinations of heaven and earth in Chinese philosophy):
(combinations of heaven and earth in Chinese philosophy):
Ssu-ma Ch’ien
(son of Ssu-ma T’an, both historians):
(son of Ssu-ma T’an, both historians):
Ssu-ming
(Chin., ‘Lord of fate’). A Taoist version of Tsao-chün, the ‘lord of the hearth’. Tsaochün watches over a household from his vantage-point, and is therefore of great importance in folk religion.
Ssu Shu
(group of Confucian texts):
(group of Confucian texts):
Stabat Mater Dolorosa
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Opening words (‘The sorrowful Mother was standing…’) of a Latin hymn describing the sorrows of the Virgin
Mary
at the cross of Jesus. Its author and date are unknown, though it is sometimes attributed to Jacapone da Todi (d. 1306). Its beauty and popularity are reflected in the many English translations (e.g. ‘At the Cross her station keeping’) and musical settings, some of which are performed at concerts rather than in
liturgy
(e.g. Rossini, Liszt, Dvo
ák, Verdi).
Mary
at the cross of Jesus. Its author and date are unknown, though it is sometimes attributed to Jacapone da Todi (d. 1306). Its beauty and popularity are reflected in the many English translations (e.g. ‘At the Cross her station keeping’) and musical settings, some of which are performed at concerts rather than in
liturgy
(e.g. Rossini, Liszt, Dvo
ák, Verdi).Other books
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