The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1984 page)
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Red Hats
(Turkish adherents of the
afavis):
(Turkish adherents of the
afavis):
Red Hats
(rebels in China):
(rebels in China):
Red heifer
(Heb.,
parah adummah
). The animal used in Jewish ritual purification of persons or objects defiled by contact with a dead body (Numbers 19. 1–22). The tractate
Parah
in the
Talmud
discusses the laws of the red heifer.
parah adummah
). The animal used in Jewish ritual purification of persons or objects defiled by contact with a dead body (Numbers 19. 1–22). The tractate
Parah
in the
Talmud
discusses the laws of the red heifer.
Red letter day
.
.
Red Sea, crossing of
(Heb.,
keriyat yam suf
; possibly ‘reed’ rather than ‘red’). The miraculous event which enabled the Israelites to escape from the pursuing armies of the Egyptians at the beginning of the
Exodus
.
keriyat yam suf
; possibly ‘reed’ rather than ‘red’). The miraculous event which enabled the Israelites to escape from the pursuing armies of the Egyptians at the beginning of the
Exodus
.
Red Turbans
.
.
Rebel and millenarian bands, associated with the
White Lotus
, which appeared during the Yuan dynasty (1260–1367) in China. The ‘turbans’ were in fact sashes, but were sometimes worn round the head. They believed in the imminent return of
Maitreya
, and went before him to prepare his way.
White Lotus
, which appeared during the Yuan dynasty (1260–1367) in China. The ‘turbans’ were in fact sashes, but were sometimes worn round the head. They believed in the imminent return of
Maitreya
, and went before him to prepare his way.
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