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Mana
Mana may refer to: Religion and mythology * Mana (Oceanian cultures), the spiritual life force energy or healing power that permeates the universe in Melanesian and Polynesian mythology * Mana (food), archaic name for manna, an edible substance mentioned in the Bible and Quran * Mana (Mandaeism), a term roughly equivalent to the philosophical concept of 'nous' * Māna, a Buddhist term for 'pride', 'arrogance', or 'conceit' * Mana (Finnish mythology), or Tuonela, the realm of the dead or the underworld Arts, entertainment and media Music * Maná, a Mexican rock group **Maná (album), ''Maná'' (album), 1987 * Mana (Nemesea album), ''Mana'' (Nemesea album), 2004 * Mana (Finnish musician), drummer of the rock band Lordi * Mana (Japanese musician) * Mana, Japanese musician and vocalist of the band Chai (band), Chai * Mana Mana, a Finnish rock group * Mana Music, a music supervision company based in Australia and New Zealand * ''Mana'', an album by Idle Hands (band), 2019 Other uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana (series)
The ''Mana'' series, known in Japan as , is an action role-playing game series created by Koichi Ishii, with development formerly from Square (video game company), Square, and is currently owned by Square Enix. The series began in 1991 as ''Final Fantasy Adventure'', a Game Boy handheld side story to Square's flagship franchise ''Final Fantasy''. The ''Final Fantasy'' elements were subsequently dropped starting with the second installment, ''Secret of Mana'', in order to become its own series. It has grown to include games of various genres within the fictional universe, fictional world of Mana, with recurring stories involving a world tree, its associated holy sword, and the fight against forces that would steal their power. Several character designs, creatures, and musical themes reappear frequently. Four games were released in the series between 1991 and 1999: the original ''Seiken Densetsu'' (1991)—''Final Fantasy Adventure'' in North America and ''Mystic Quest'' in Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana (New Zealand Electorate)
Mana is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in the Wellington metropolitan area. It has been held by Barbara Edmonds of the Labour Party since the . Population centres The electorate includes the following population centres: * Paraparaumu (south of the airport, and east of the railway) * Raumati Beach * Raumati South * Paekākāriki * Pukerua Bay * Karehana Bay * Plimmerton * Mana * Camborne * Paremata * Whitby * Pāuatahanui * Porirua * Linden In the 2007 boundary redistribution, parts of Paraparaumu located east of State Highway 1 were added to the electorate's area. The 2013/14 redistribution did not change the boundaries further. History The electorate was created for the introduction of mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation in 1996 from the Porirua electorate, and from the southern part of the Kapiti electorate, consisting of Paraparaumu south of the airport, Raumati South and Raumati Beach. The 1996 election was won by Labour's Graham Kelly, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana (magazine)
Mana may refer to: Religion and mythology * Mana (Oceanian cultures), the spiritual life force energy or healing power that permeates the universe in Melanesian and Polynesian mythology * Mana (food), archaic name for manna, an edible substance mentioned in the Bible and Quran * Mana (Mandaeism), a term roughly equivalent to the philosophical concept of 'nous' * Māna, a Buddhist term for 'pride', 'arrogance', or 'conceit' * Mana (Finnish mythology), or Tuonela, the realm of the dead or the underworld Arts, entertainment and media Music * Maná, a Mexican rock group ** ''Maná'' (album), 1987 * ''Mana'' (Nemesea album), 2004 * Mana (Finnish musician), drummer of the rock band Lordi * Mana (Japanese musician) * Mana, Japanese musician and vocalist of the band Chai * Mana Mana, a Finnish rock group * Mana Music, a music supervision company based in Australia and New Zealand * ''Mana'', an album by Idle Hands (band), 2019 Other uses in arts, entertainment and media * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana (given Name)
The given name Mana is typically a feminine name in both Japan and Iran and it uses for a baby girl ( female ). People Men * Mana, Japanese musician * Mana of Bet-Parsaje, a 4th-century Christian martyr * Mana of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, a 5th-century bishop * Mana of Rew Ardashir, a 6th-century East Syriac metropolitan bishop. * Mana Abdulla Sulaiman, Emirati paralympic athlete * Mana Al Otaiba (born 1946), Emirati politician, businessman and writer * Mana Dembélé (born 1988), Malian footballer * Mana Hira Davis, New Zealand stuntman * Mana Mamuwene (born 1947), Congolese football player * Mana Neyestani (born 1973), Iranian cartoonist * Mana Nopnech (born 1981), Thai footballer * Mana Otai (born 1968), Tongan rugby union player and coach * Mana Silva (born 1988), American football player * Mana Strickland (1918–1996), Cook Island educator and politician Women * Mana Abdi, Somali-American politician * Mana Aghaee (born 1973), Iranian poet, translator, podcast pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana (Japanese Musician)
is a Japanese musician, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer, best known as guitarist of the visual kei Rock music, rock band Malice Mizer from their formation in 1992 until their indefinite hiatus in 2001. A year later, Mana formed the gothic metal band Moi dix Mois as his solo project. Mana founded the independent record label Midi:Nette (French for "starry-eyed girl") in 1994. In addition to signing electronic music duo Schwarz Stein, it has released the majority of Malice Mizer's musical output and all of Moi dix Mois' material as well as 2 albums and 2 singles by Kanon Wakeshima. His clothing label, Moi-même-Moitié, was established in 1999 and is credited with helping popularize the Gothic Lolita fashion movement. Early life Mana was born in Hiroshima. At an early age, he was introduced to classical music by his parents, who were both music teachers. Mana started making music when he was in high school, inspired by Mötley Crüe, and he learned to play the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana Mana
Mana Mana was a rock band from Joensuu, Finland. It was formed in 1986 by singer-songwriter-guitarist and lead guitarist Arto "Otra" Romppanen. Their musical style could be described as a mixture of goth and death rock, punk and metal with heavy stoner rock and hints of grunge. Career Before Mana Mana, Mömmö's band was Silmienvaihtajat ("Eye changers"), named after the poem of Uuno Kailas. Most of the band's lyrics had been written at that time. This band's music can be heard on Silmienvaihtajat: 1985-1986 (Svart SVR077CD). Mana Mana's trademark was to use multiple overdubbed, distorted guitar tracks in their studio recordings, as many as 8–12 per track. Their heavy music was accompanied by haunting vocals by Mömmö sung in Finnish. Mömmö wrote all the lyrics for the group, and the texts often dealt with topics filled with religious symbolism, personal revelations, the apocalypse, death, psychedelia, insanity and stories of love gone wrong. The lyrics were often blamin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Mana
Mohammed Mana (born 7 October 1950) was military Administrator of Plateau State between December 1993 and August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. He was elected Senator for Adamawa North in 2007 on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. Background Mana was born on 7 October 1950. He attended the Government College, Keffi. He obtained a diploma in Petroleum Technology from the United States Army, US Army Quartermaster School in 1976. In 1987, he obtained a diploma in Public administration, Public Administration from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Military career As Governor of Plateau State, in 1994, Lt. Col. Mohammed Mana set up a commission to look into the Ethnic group, inter-ethnic conflict in Jos. The problems were due to friction between the Berom people, Berom, Anaguta, and Afizere tribes on the one hand, and the Hausa people, Hausa-Fulani tribes on the other hand. Riots had been triggered by Mana's appointment of a Hausa man as "car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maná
Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band formed in 1981. Originally called Sombrero Verde, the current lineup of members is vocalist-guitarist Fher Olvera, drummer Alex González (musician), Alex González, guitarist Sergio Vallín and bassist Juan Calleros. The band is considered one of the best-selling Latin Mexican music artists and the most successful Latin American band of all time with over 45 million records sold worldwide. Maná has earned four Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, six Premios Juventud awards, 19 Billboard Latin Music Awards and 15 Premios Lo Nuestro awards. After performing under the name Sombrero Verde for six years, they renamed to Maná in 1986 and released their debut studio album, ''Maná (album), Maná'', in 1987. In 1992, the group released ''¿Dónde Jugarán Los Niños?'', which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide (over 700,000 copies in the US), becoming the best-selling Spanish-language rock a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana, French Guiana
Mana (; ) is a commune and town in French Guiana. It was founded on 16 August 1828 by Sister Anne-Marie Javouhey. It borders the river Mana, from where it gets its name; and is nearby the river Maroni. Mana is the primary producer of rice in French Guiana, which it exports to Suriname. On 31 December 1988, about 3% of the territory of Mana was detached and became the commune of Awala-Yalimapo. Awala-Yalimapo is inhabited by Galibi Amerindians. History The first settlement of people from Jura failed in alcoholism and disease. In 1828, the Ministry of the Navy and Colonies sent Sister Anne-Marie Javouhey to colonize the area. Javouhey set out to build a viable community based on agriculture and invited black traders to settle, which was not the white colony as the Ministry envisioned. When 20 escaped slaves settled in the area, she bought them from their owners. In 1833, Governor visited Mana, and appreciated the efforts and progress. Jubelin arranged for orphans to be s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana (Oceanian Cultures)
In Melanesian and Polynesian cultures, ''mana'' is a supernatural force that permeates the universe. Anyone or anything can have ''mana''. They believed it to be a cultivation or possession of energy and power, rather than being a source of power. It is an intentional force. ''Mana'' has been discussed mostly in relation to cultures of Polynesia, but also of Melanesia, notably the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In the 19th century, scholars compared ''mana'' to similar concepts such as the '' orenda'' of the Iroquois Indians and theorized that ''mana'' was a universal phenomenon that explained the origin of religions. Etymology The reconstructed Proto-Oceanic word *mana is thought to have referred to "powerful forces of nature such as thunder and storm winds" rather than supernatural power. As the Oceanic-speaking peoples spread eastward, the word started to refer instead to unseen supernatural powers. Polynesian culture ''Mana'' is a foundation of Polynesian theology, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana, New Zealand
Mana is a locality of Porirua City in New Zealand, part of the Suburb of Paremata. It is a narrow isthmus bounded to the west by the entrance to Porirua Harbour, and to the east by the Pauatahanui inlet of the Porirua Harbour. Mana Island lies about three kilometres west of the isthmus. State Highway 59 and the North Island Main Trunk railway both pass through the centre of Mana; the state highway route was previously part of State Highway 1 until SH 1 was shifted to the Transmission Gully Motorway on 7 December 2021. A significant increase in the traffic capacity through Mana occurred in 2005-2006 when a second bridge on the state highway route was added at the southern end, transit lanes were introduced and several sets of traffic lights were added as part of the Plimmerton to Paremata upgrade. History Mana was known as Dolly Varden (after a ship) until 1960 when local pressure resulted in the area being renamed Mana. Notes References * * {{cite book , last1=Churchma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chai (band)
Chai was a Japanese pop band from Nagoya. The group consisted of four members: Mana, Kana, Yuuki and Yuna. Formed in 2012, the band released their debut studio album, ''Pink (Chai album), Pink'', in 2017. They announced their breakup in 2024. Biography Chai was formed in 2012 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, by twin sisters Mana and Kana, alongside Yuna and Yuuki. Mana, Kana, and Yuna are all from Nagoya, and were in the same class at high school. The three were members of the light music club at their high school, performing covers of musicians such as Tokyo Jihen and Aiko (Japanese singer), Aiko. Yuna introduced the other band members to Japanese music that did not easily fit into the traditional definition of "J-Pop", such as the band Cero or Kimyō Reitaro. After the members graduated and went to university, Mana became friends with Yuuki (originally from Gifu Prefecture, who had moved to Nagoya), and asked the four friends to form a band. The band's name comes from Russian tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
