Beliefs in witchcraft, and resulting witch-hunts, existed in many cultures worldwide and still exist in some today, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa ( e. g. the witch smellers in Bantu culture ).

Beliefs that certain images are historically authentic, or have acquired an authoritative status from Church tradition, remain powerful among some of the faithful, in both Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, and Roman Catholicism.

Beliefs may include the morbidly jealous subjects ' suspicion that: He or she is being poisoned or given some substance ( s ) to decrease sexual potency by the partner.

Calabresi took a different approach in his 1985 book, Ideals, Beliefs, Attitudes, and the Law, where he argued, " who is the cheapest avoider of a cost, depends on the valuations put on acts, activities and beliefs by the whole of our law and not on some objective or scientific notion ( 69 ).

Released in 1981, it received some airplay on college stations, particularly the songs Conventional Beliefs and Red Light.

Beliefs about God in the tradition of Jewish rationalism have been described as " reemergent " within the movement.

Beliefs are not typically formed completely at random, and thus we have an intellectual responsibility, or obligation, to try to believe what is true and to avoid believing what is false.

# Beliefs, conscious mental states, and other facts about us and our environment ( which we may or may not have access to ).

Beliefs in the existence of taniwha have a potential for controversy where they have been used to block or modify development and infrastructure schemes.

The Dalam follow the rigid buyut taboo system very strictly ,( see Religion and Beliefs for more information about their taboos ) and thus they have made very few contacts with the outside world as they are considered as " People of the sacred inner circle ".

Sa ' adya's Emunoth ve-Deoth (" Beliefs and opinions ") was originally called Kitab al-Amanat wal-l ' tikadat (" Book of the Articles of Faith and Doctrines of Dogma "); it was the first systematic presentation and philosophic foundation of the dogmas of Judaism, completed at Sura Academy in 933 CE.

As a trustee and an officer of the Board of Education of the Houston Independent School District ( HISD ) from 1989 to 1994, Paige coauthored the board's ' A Declaration of Beliefs and Visions ', a statement of purpose and goals for the school district that called for fundamental reform through decentralization, a focus on instruction, accountability at all levels, and development of a core curriculum.

Beliefs held by the churches of this body include the doctrines of grace, often referred to as the Five Points of Calvinism, the gathered believers church, believers ' baptism by immersion requisite to church membership and to participation at the Lord's table, and the autonomy of each local church.

Berkeley, sections titled " Shamanism ", " Public Ceremonies ", " Ceremonial Structures and Paraphernalia ", and " Mythology and Beliefs "; available at Sacred Texts

Berkeley, sections titled " Shamanism ", " Public Ceremonies ", " Ceremonial Structures and Paraphernalia ", and " Mythology and Beliefs "; available at Sacred Texts Online

sections titled " Shamanism ", " Public Ceremonies ", " Ceremonial Structures and Paraphernalia ", and " Mythology and Beliefs "; available at Sacred Texts Online

* D. Feeney, Literature and Religion at Rome: Cultures, Contexts, and Beliefs

A historical viewpoint on the possibility of habitable planets can be found at Beliefs in extraterrestrial life and Cosmic pluralism.

In August 1996, he organised and chaired an integrated paper session on the topic of The Psychology of Paranormal and Pseudoscientific Beliefs at the XXVI International Congress of Psychology in Montreal.

He presented a paper at a conference on Paranormal and Superstitious Beliefs: A Skeptical Examination at Manchester Metropolitan University on Friday 13 November 1998.

Beliefs are attribute lists that store data about various world objects.

Beliefs in a just world that apply to others are related instead to negative social phenomena of victim blaming and victim derogation observed in other studies.

* Beliefs: Beliefs represent the informational state of the agent, in other words its beliefs about the world ( including itself and other agents ).

* Beyond the Threshold: Afterlife Beliefs and Experiences in World Religions by Christopher M. Moreman, Rowman & Littlefield, 2008.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

* Jewett, Aubrey W. and Marc D. Turetzky ; " Stability and Change in President Clinton's Foreign Policy Beliefs, 1993 – 96 " Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol.

Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs and Rituals.

* The Lambas of Northern Rhodesia: A Study of their Customs and Beliefs.

Conventional Beliefs and Counterintuitive Realities in Social Research: an international Quarterly of the social Sciences, Vol.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

Beliefs that are " held come what may " are beliefs one is unwilling to give up, regardless of any evidence with which one might be presented.

See Orthodox Judaism, Beliefs about Jewish law and tradition.

See Conservative Judaism, Beliefs.

Other books written by Ashcroft are On My Honor: The Beliefs that Shape My Life and Never Again: Securing America and Restoring Justice.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.

Beliefs and practices vary widely among different Pagan groups, however there are a series of core principles common to most, if not all, forms of contemporary Paganism.

The Skeptics Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions.

A more general survey, The Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents: From Washington to F. D. R.

Greek Resurrection Beliefs and the Success of Christianity.

: Beliefs related to spirits can explain many different phenomena.

Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs.