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(Encyclopedia)Far Eastern Republic, Far Eastern Russia, or Far Eastern Territory: see Russian Far East. ...Ethical Culture movement
(Encyclopedia)Ethical Culture movement, originating in the Society for Ethical Culture, founded in New York City in 1876, by Felix Adler. Its aim is “to assert the supreme importance of the ethical factor in all ...Near Eastern religions
(Encyclopedia)Near Eastern religions: see Middle Eastern religions. ...Eastern Michigan University
(Encyclopedia)Eastern Michigan University, mainly at Ypsilanti, Mich.; coeducational; founded 1849 as a normal school, became Eastern Michigan College in 1956, gained university status in 1959. In 1964 a college of...Middle Eastern religions
(Encyclopedia)Middle Eastern religions, religious beliefs and practices of the ancient inhabitants of the Middle East. Little was known about the religions of the city-states of W Asia until stores of religious lit...Orthodox Eastern Church
(Encyclopedia)Orthodox Eastern Church, community of Christian churches whose chief strength is in the Middle East and E Europe. Their members number some 300 million worldwide. The Orthodox agree doctrinally in acc...Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Chaco Culture National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)Chaco Culture National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Lumbee
(Encyclopedia)Lumbee, descendants of Native Americans whose language belonged to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). The ancestors of the Lumbee occupi...Eastern European Mutual Assistance Treaty
(Encyclopedia)Eastern European Mutual Assistance Treaty: see Warsaw Treaty Organization. ...Browse by Subject
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