Much of the important individual and social action has been owing to religious incentives.

Much of Neusner's work has been to de-construct the prevailing approach viewing Rabbinic Judaism as a single religious movement within which the various Rabbinic texts were produced.

Much to the consternation of their Spanish ruling cousins, the Habsburg emperors who followed Charles V ( especially Ferdinand I and Maximilian II, but also Rudolf II, and his successor Matthias ) were content for the princes of the Empire to choose their own religious policies.

Much like the historical religious organizations formed the basis for many of societal institutions, such as hospitals, service organizations perform many essential services for their community and other worthy causes.

Much of the Mycenaean religion survived into classical Greece in their pantheon of Greek deities, but it is not known to what extent Greek religious belief is Mycenaean, nor how much is a product of the Greek Dark Ages or later.

Much of Durkheim's work was concerned with how societies could maintain their integrity and coherence in modernity ; an era in which traditional social and religious ties are no longer assumed, and in which new social institutions have come into being.

Much of his work was dedicated to demonstrating that religious phenomena stemmed from social rather than divine factors.

Much of the story is based in religious ideas and the general nature of Egyptian society: the divine nature of kingship, the succession from one king to another, the struggle to maintain maat, and the effort to overcome death.

Much contemporary Catholic missionary work has undergone profound change since the Second Vatican Council, and has become explicitly conscious of Social Justice issues and the dangers of cultural imperialism or economic exploitation disguised as religious conversion.

Much of Bizet's larger-scale vocal music is lost ; the early Te Deum, which survives in full, is rejected by Dean as " a wretched work merely illustrates Bizet's unfitness to write religious music.

Much of the Mycenean religion survived into classical Greece, but it is not known to what extent Greek religious belief is Mycenean, nor how much is a product of the Greek Dark Ages or later.

Much later, Friedrich Nietzsche would recognize in him the poet who first acknowledged the Orphic and Dionysian Greece of the mysteries, which he would fuse with the Pietism of his native Swabia in a highly original religious experience.

Much traditional iconography considered without adequate scriptural foundation was in effect prohibited, as was any inclusion of classical pagan elements in religious art, and almost all nudity, including that of the infant Jesus.

Stassen gained a reputation as a liberal, particularly when, as president of the American Baptist Convention in 1963, he joined Martin Luther King in his march on Washington, D. C. Much of Stassen's political thought came from his religious beliefs.

Much of Chinese culture still continues until today ; such as lion and dragon dancing during the CNY, temple celebration, eating bakchang ( meat dumpling ), mooncake, baby fullmoon, pulut kuning, telur merah, eat ' e ' ( tangyuan ), religious celebration including praying Na Tuk Kong.

Much of the extensive art collection of eccentric multimillionaire and religious leader Mokichi Okada is now housed in the MOA Museum of Art in Atami.

Much Olmec art is highly stylized and uses an iconography reflective of the religious meaning of the artworks.

Much more worrying was the increasing polarisation of Nigeria along geographic and religious lines.

Much of religious practice in the borough is through symbolic processes that work to produce a kind of social cohesion.

Much of the population that composed the upper class consisted of aristocrats, ruling families, titled people, and religious hierarchs.

Much of Greek myth in his view recorded the consequent religious political and social accommodations until the final triumph of patriarchy.

Much trouble was caused by religious conflicts between the Greeks and the Jews, particularly in Alexandria, which after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 became the world centre of Jewish religion and culture.

Much of Levertov ’ s religious poetry was concerned with respect for nature and life.

Much of her work focuses on the Frankish kingdoms in the 8th and 9th centuries and uses paleographical and manuscript studies to illuminate aspects of the political, cultural, intellectual, religious and social history of the early Middle Ages.

Much criticism has been leveled at this rather forced analogy, but what is equally significant is Adams' complete acceptance of the Biblical record as `` good and trustworthy history ''.

Much of the history of the Hittite Empire was concerned with warring with the rival empires of Egypt, Assyria and the Mitanni.

Much emphasis was given to quantitative data, seen as the key to unlocking all of social history.

Much of this debate relates to the importance of distinguishing history and fiction within biblical texts, as Berlin argues, in order to gain a more accurate understanding of the history of the Israelite people.

Much of the recent economic history of Cape Breton Island can be tied to the coal industry.

Much of Spain was under Muslim rulers during the Middle Ages, and castration had a history going back to the ancient near east.

Much as 19th century science is often treated as the inventor of conceptions of evolution and race which had serious negative political and social consequences, many 19th century historians pursued what they intended as reasonably objective research projects in the history of their own and other regions either to end by themselves using the results to support nationalistic goals or to see their work used that way by others.

Much of this new scholarship comes from the realization that there is much about Chinese history that is unknown or controversial.

Much of the history of Dianic Wicca is closely intertwined with " traditional " Wicca, though Dianic Wicca's feminist views stem largely from second wave feminism.

Much of the history of elections involves the effort to promote suffrage for excluded groups.

Much current research on the textual history of the Gospel of John is being done by the International Greek New Testament Project.

Much of the non-fiction produced throughout history is of a mundane and everyday variety such as records and legal documents which were only ever seen by a few and are of little interest except to the historian.

Much of the earliest history of Paraguay comes from the Spanish colonization, beginning indirectly in 1516 with the Juan Díaz de Solís ' failed expedition to the Río de la Plata.

Much of Sergius ’ pontificate has been maligned throughout history, principally through the reporting of his character and the state of Rome at the time by Liutprand of Cremona.

Much Roman history of the era is shrouded in legend but it is believed that during the reign of Servius Tullius, the census ( from Latin: censeō – accounting of the people ) was introduced.

Much of the modern history of Stephen's reign is based on accounts of chroniclers who lived in, or close to, the middle of the 12th century, forming a relatively rich account of the period.

Much of the prior history of Milan was the tale of the struggle between two political factions — the Guelphs and the Ghibellines.

Much of Hotel Chelsea's history has been colored by the musicians who have resided or visited there.

Much of the Historia was finished before William left to attend the Lateran Council, but new additions and corrections were made after his return in 1180, perhaps because he now realized that European readers would also be interested in the history of the kingdom.

Much of what is known about the history of Greater Mongolia, including Inner Mongolia, is known through Chinese chronicles and historians.

Much of the local indigenous history has been well preserved in the Regional Lore Museum and Natural History Museum and in places like near the Nanai settlement of Sikhachi-Alyan, where cliff drawings from more than 13, 000 years ago can be found.

Much of that work has been establishing the genealogy and history of the sultans and royal family.

Much of the pre-surrender history of the Mojave is still to be revealed and written, since the Mojave language was unwritten in precolonial times.