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Concise Dictionary of Religion

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KABR, Kabir (1440-1518):

KAGAWA, Toyohiko (1888-1960):

KAHN, Herman (1922-1983):

KAIROS DOCUMENT:

KALPA (Sanskrit) KAPPA (Pali):

KANT, Immanuel (1724-1804):

KEBLE, John (1792-1866):

KEMPE, Margery (1373-1433):

KEPLER, Johannes (1571-1630):

KESWICK CONVENTION:

KEYNES, John Maynard (1883-1946):

KHADJA (died 619):

KHLID al-WALD (died 641/2):

KHANDHA (Pali) SKANDHA (Sanskrit):

KHTM al-NUBUWWA:

KHOMEINI, Ruhullah Al-Musavi (1902-1989):

KHOMIAKOV, Aleksei Stepanovitch (1804-1860):

KHUDDAKA-NIKAYA:

KIERKEGAARD, Soren Asby (1813-1855):

KIMBANGU, Simon (19-?-1951:

KINDI, Abu Yusuf Ya'qub bin Ishaq (813-873):

KING, Martin Luther Jr. (1929-1968):

KINGDOM OF GOD:

KINGSLEY, Charles (1819-1875):

KNIGHT, J. C. (1946-):

KNOX, John (1513-1572):

KLUCKHORN, Clyde (1905-1960):

KOBO DAISHI (774-835):

KOESTLER, Arthur (1905-):

KO HUNG (3rd-4th CENTURY):

KRÄMER, Hendrik (1888-1955):

KRISHNA (Krsna -Sanskrit):

KRISHNAMURTI, Jiddu (1895-1986):

KUBLAI KHAN (1216-1294):

KUHN, Thomas Samuel (1922-):

KUMRAJVA (344-413):

KÜNG, Hans (1928-):

KUYPER, Abraham (1837-1920):

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YAZDIS:

an ancient Kurdish RELIGION whose followers believe in TRANSMIGRATION and one GOD. They have two SACRED books the Kitab al-jilwa and Mashaf Rash which are written in Arabic. Their other BELIEFS and practices are believed to reflect CHRISTIAN, ZOROASTRIAN and ISLAMIC influences.