Bases for comparison

Usage examples of parallels.

It has its closest parallels in the Mandaean writings, the oldest strata of whose traditions go back to the time of primitive Christianity.

It is, indeed, undeniable that there are close parallels between the forms of language used to express these ideas by the troubadours and the Sufis.

And are there any parallels between this ritual and those commonly associated with the paganism of that day?

The Tantric hymns to the Goddess offer some of the most provocative parallels to the Song of Songs.

As we have seen, there are remarkably clear parallels between the life of Jesus and the story of Osiris.

Indeed, there are close parallels between the description of baptism as given by Paul and that of the Osiran mystery schools.

There are also exact and striking parallels with other systems that we have discussed.

It is there that we have found the closest parallels with the ideas and actions of Jesus, and, significantly, the Mandaeans themselves trace their ancestry back to Egypt.

For the many parallels between the Song of Songs and sacred marriage texts, see Pope,Song of Songs .

Platonic dialogue to attack philosophers, parallels the satyric release from constraining social conventions.

It is apparent in performed works such as Old Comedy, where the correlation of heroic fantasies and civic problems parallels the actual presence of an audience and the judgment of its representatives on the dramatic contest.

Hardly innocent victims themselves, their lack of national identity parallels their freedom from the quests for money and power that are characteristics of both national and individual competition.

The conflict of French and Persian customs parallels the conflict of Christian and Moslem beliefs, and neither national nor religious claims fare well in the encounter.

In either case, the imposition of a necessarily false order parallels the essential separations that define exile.

Like Dol, her identity is determined by her sexual attractions, for the sake of which men project their illusions onto her, hence giving her a satirically appropriate disguise, for sexuality parallels alchemy insofar as it involves the projection of aggressive desire.