Word: mysticism
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Religious faith in the South End was never limited to Christianity; 1843 witnessed East Prussian Jews building the first synagogue in Boston. The religious quilt continued to expand as Methodists, Baptists and Congregationalists joined Catholics in establishing worship centers. The eclecticism continues today with a center of the mystic faith of Sufism opposite a nail salon on Harrison Avenue...
...honoree made his feature film debut with Mystic Pizza in 1988 and recieved a Golden Globe nomination for his performance as a brilliant young lawyer in the TV series “L.A. Law.” He went on to star in the briefly-lived police drama “High Incident...
Answer: Great Britain. Small wonder something this eccentric would come from the land of William Blake, the mystic poet and proto-comix artist, and Alan Moore, the mystic contempo-comix writer. Appearing mostly in the British small press (i.e. photocopied) scene, "Abe" gathers together almost fifty short pieces that have appeared over the last fifteen years. They all star Abe Rat, an ironically cruel name for a nebbishy character who mostly just wants to figure out what makes him happy...
...capture may be of limited military and political significance, it remains an almost embarrassing failure given the priority it has been accorded. After all, the one-eyed "commander of the faithful" is no slick cosmopolitan terrorist trained in the dark arts of conspiracy. He's simply a deluded peasant mystic who, having lost the key pillars of his power - military support from Pakistan and al Qaeda, and financial support from Saudi Arabia - has simply headed for the hills in his Pashtun heartland. The fact of his continued freedom signals the limited enthusiasm of the warlords that have replaced the Taliban...
...silly ritual. Having just finished a stint with the illustrious weekend magazine FM, I was a bit wary of all that astrology had to offer, bogus or not. In our final issue of the mag, we side-stepped the pre-printed horoscope and went straight to a genuine mystic. We all asked her what was in store for our future and I became horribly distraught when she said I’d have three children out of wedlock. Children? Wedlock? What are these scary words and why did the mystic feel the need to throw them in my face? Couldn?...