Word: phenomenon
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...jeers were caused by the worst scandal in the temple's 300-year history. Last June Photographer Mikio Tsuchiya got permission to record life in the temple, planned impressive exhibits in the U.S., where enthusiasm for Zen's ego-smashing techniques has become a semi-religious phenomenon (TIME, Feb. 4, 1957 et seg.). Tsuchiya expected to find the temple's 30 pate-shaven novices undergoing the most Spartan life imaginable, for Zen is the harshest branch of Buddhism, and Shofukuji itself has a reputation as one of Zen's most austere temples...
...juvenile delinquency and on the Murphy-Galindez case. Despite its authenticity and immediacy, the trouble with such reporting is apt to be lack of evaluation. The Business of Sex raised but never attempted to answer the crucial question of whether the use of prostitutes in business is "an isolated phenomenon" or so widespread as to indicate "a general loosening of ethical conduct...
Last week that ancient advertising rite was celebrated in Variety's 53rd annual anniversary issue, a hefty (2 lbs., 6 oz.), 290-page publishing phenomenon (457 different ads) representing the combined efforts of ten operatives who spent a hectic six weeks putting the bite on showfolk...
...loudest opponents of the ill-fated European Defense Community, he has long been vocally suspicious of U.S. policy toward France, still opposes the idea of European political unity inherent in the Common Market. He believes that De Gaulle's mandate was not a right-wing but a nationalist phenomenon. He would like to see De Gaulle function as a kind of Roman-style elected dictator-with-a-time-limit. In this he is more extreme than De Gaulle himself. But as Premier, Debré will have far less power than his predecessors; he will even haye to share with...
Oxala & Ogun. The upsurge of spiritism in Roman Catholic (95%) Brazil is a phenomenon of the past decade, but its roots go deep. Slaves brought their gods from Africa, and many of them changed in their new country: among the Nagôs, Yemanjá was a river goddess who became a sea goddess on the journey across the water; Calunga, the Bantu sea god, became the god of death during the slave ship trip to Brazil. The spirit deities also merged with Catholic theology: Oxala is both the Lord of Creation and Christ, Yemanjá is also Our Lady...