Many myths, particularly from the Near East, feature a god who dies and is resurrected ; this figure is sometimes called the " dying god ".

Many peoples of the Near, Middle East and Central Asia claim Nasreddin as their own ( e. g., Turks, Afghans, Iranians, and Uzbeks ).

Many of the stories of the Tanakh, and the Qur ' an are believed to have been based on, influenced by, or inspired by the legendary mythological past of the Near East.

Professor Amélie Kuhrt, head of Ancient Near Eastern History at University College, London, in one of the standard reference works of the discipline, notes that " Many scholars feel sympathetic to the critique of weaknesses in the existing chronological framework [...], but most archaeologists and ancient historians are not at present convinced that the radical redatings proposed stand up to close examination.

Many cities in the Ancient Near East were home to the cult centers of certain deities, such as Marduk in Babylon or Ptah in Memphis.

Many city neighborhoods are gentrifying at a rapid pace as well, including Logan Square, Pilsen, Uptown, Near Southside, and Rogers Park.

Many guide books for travelers in search of ancient Near Eastern artifacts, monuments and treasures were written by experienced Arabic treasure hunters and alchemists which became best sellers in the medieval Arab world.

Many producers from the southern Brazil are producing organic acerola to the production vitamin C. Near Tabuleiros Litoraneos, a processing zone of exportation is being installed.

Many of the stories of the Tanakh, are believed to have been based on, influenced by, or inspired by the legendary mythological past of the Near East.

Many Allied operations in the Western Desert and on the Eastern Front relied on massive concentrations of firepower to establish breakthroughs by fast-moving armoured units.

Many episcopi vagantes claim succession from the Old Catholic See of Utrecht, or from Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, or Eastern Catholic Churches.

Many Eastern Orthodox consider the Council of Constantinople of 879 – 880, that of Constantinople in 1341 – 1351 and that of Jerusalem in 1672 to be ecumenical:

Many Protestants ( especially those belonging to the magisterial traditions, such as Lutherans, or those such as Methodists, that broke away from the Anglican Communion ) accept the teachings of the first seven councils but do not ascribe to the councils themselves the same authority as Roman Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox do.

Many Orthodox homes have an area set aside for family prayer, the icon corner, on which icons of Christ, the Virgin Mary and the Saints are placed typically on an Eastern facing wall.

Many religions popular in ethnic regions of the Soviet Union, including the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Baptists, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism underwent ordeals similar to that which the Orthodox churches in other parts of the country suffered: thousands of monks were persecuted, and hundreds of churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, sacred monuments, monasteries and other religious buildings were razed.

Many Muslims, regardless of their ethnic background, wear Middle Eastern clothing associated with Arabic Islam to special occasions and prayers at mosques.

Many in the countries where Eastern Orthodoxy predominates celebrate both the Gregorian and Julian New Year holidays, with the Gregorian day celebrated as a civic holiday, and the Julian date as the " Old New Year ", a religious holiday.

* Many huts made of mammoth bones were found in Eastern Europe and Siberia.

Many of Eastern Asia's current disputes to sovereignty and self-determination stem from unresolved disputes from World War II.

Many farmers and working men favored the bill ; but Eastern bankers favored a veto because of their reliance on bonds and foreign investors.

Many Slavic scholars are opposed to this theory of Germanic influence on the Rus ' ( people ) and have suggested alternative scenarios for this part of Eastern European history.

Many runestones in Scandinavia record the names of participants in Viking expeditions, such as the Kjula runestone which tells of extensive warfare in Western Europe and the Turinge Runestone which tells of a warband in Eastern Europe.

Many unofficial Spectrum clones were produced, especially in the former Eastern Bloc countries ( e. g. in Romania, several models were produced ( Tim-S, HC85, HC91, Cobra, Junior, CIP, CIP 3, Jet ), some featuring CP / M and a 5. 25 "/ 3. 5 " floppy disk ) and South America ( e. g. Microdigital TK 90X and TK 95 ).

Many travellers had themselves painted in exotic Eastern dress on their return, including Lord Byron, as did many who had never left Europe, including Madame de Pompadour.

Many cathedrals of Eastern European tradition are centrally planned.

Many similar prayer practices exist in other Christian communities, each with its own set of prescribed prayers and its own form of prayer beads, such as the prayer rope in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

Many Christians of the Eastern Orthodox Church to this day typically dye their Easter eggs red, the color of blood, in recognition of the blood of the sacrificed Christ ( and, of the renewal of life in springtime ).

Many believed that Aldington's suffering in the bloodbath of Europe during World War I caused him to resent Lawrence's reputation, gained in the Middle Eastern arena.

Many Eastern European countries and others sold great numbers of CTOs to collectors in the 1950s-1990s strictly for revenue.

Many of the Middle Eastern Jewish communities are hit by pro-Axis Arab regimes, and the early stage of Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim lands begins.

Many art colonies continue across Eastern Europe in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia.

Many traditions of Eastern religions ( Buddhism and Jainism ) embrace the doctrine of ahimsa ( non-violence ) which imposes vegetarianism and outlaws animal as well as human sacrifice.

Many religions, whether they believe in the soul's existence in another world like Christianity, Islam and many pagan belief systems, or in reincarnation like many forms of Hinduism and Buddhism, believe that one's status in the afterlife is a reward or punishment for their conduct during life.

* Many traditional Native American religions are fundamentally animistic.

Many religious mythologies had a view of Earth as being a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts ( e. g. some Native American religions and various forms of shamanism ).

Many holidays are linked to faiths and religions ( see etymology above ).

Many religions state that those who do not go to heaven will go to another place, hell, which is eternal in religions such as Christianity.

Many religions share common beliefs.

Many of the features common to the most widely practiced religions provide built-in advantages in an evolutionary context, she writes.

Many religions feature adversarial elements, punishing apostasy, for instance, or demonizing infidels.

Many other cultures and religions still celebrate the beginning of the New Year in March.

Many pagans and pagan traditions attempt to incorporate elements of historical religions, cultures and mythologies into their beliefs and practices, often emphasizing the age of their sources.

Many LGBT Neopagans were initially attracted to Neopagan religions because of this inclusion, in which their relationships are seen on an equal footing.

Many traditional and folk religions including African traditional religions and Native American religions can be seen as pantheistic, or a mixture of pantheism and other doctrines such as polytheism and animism.

Many religions attach spiritual importance to particular places: the place of birth or death of founders or saints, or to the place of their " calling " or spiritual awakening, or of their connection ( visual or verbal ) with the divine, or to locations where miracles were performed or witnessed, or locations where a deity is said to live or be " housed ," or any site that is seen to have special spiritual powers.

Many ancient religions had sacred sites, temples, oracles and sacred groves to which pilgrimages were made.

Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to explain the origin of life or the universe.

Many religions may have organized behaviors, clergy, a definition of what constitutes adherence or membership, holy places, and scriptures.

According to anthropologists John Monaghan and Peter Just, Many of the great world religions appear to have begun as revitalization movements of some sort, as the vision of a charismatic prophet fires the imaginations of people seeking a more comprehensive answer to their problems than they feel is provided by everyday beliefs.

* Many religions involve an initial Paradise preceding ordinary historical time.

* Many religions involve the story of a god who undergoes death and resurrection ( see life-death-rebirth deity ).

Many religious believers believe that religious pluralism should entail not competition but cooperation, and argue that societal and theological change is necessary to overcome religious differences between different religions, and denominational conflicts within the same religion.