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  • 21Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …

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  • 22ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …

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  • 23Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship — Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, is the most popular alternative candidate for the author behind the alleged pseudonym, Shakespeare. Unknown artist after lost original, 1575; National Portrait Gallery, London. The Oxfordian theory of… …

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  • 24Celine Dion — This article is about the singer. For her 1992 self titled album, see Celine Dion (album). Céline Dion …

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  • 25philosophy, Western — Introduction       history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present.       This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …

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  • 26philosophical anthropology — anthropology (def. 4). * * * Study of human nature conducted by the methods of philosophy. It is concerned with questions such as the status of human beings in the universe, the purpose or meaning of human life, and whether humanity can be made… …

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  • 27D'Annunzio, Gabriele — born March 12, 1863, Pescara, Italy died March 1, 1938, Gardone Riviera, on Lake Garda Italian writer and military hero. He was a journalist before turning to poetry and fiction. His prodigious output includes The Child of Pleasure (1898),… …

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  • 28Lataif-e-sitta — Drawing from Qur anic verses, virtually all Sufis distinguish Lataif as Sitta ( the six subtleties ): Nafs, Qalb, Sirr, Ruh, Khafi, and Akhfa. These lataif (singular: latifa) designate various psychospiritual organs or, sometimes, faculties of… …

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  • 29The Canonization — is a poem written by metaphysical poet John Donne. First published in 1633, the poem exemplifies Donne s wit and irony [Unger, Leonard. Donne s Poetry and Modern Criticism. Henry Regnery Company, 1950. 26 30.] . It is addressed to one friend from …

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  • 30Spanish literature — Introduction       the body of literary works produced in Spain. Such works fall into three major language divisions: Castilian, Catalan, and Galician. This article provides a brief historical account of each of these three literatures and… …

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