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Mana Māori Movement Politicians
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 * Mana (ga ... [...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 (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 Railway Station
Mana railway station on the Kapiti Line section of the North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) in the locality of ''Mana'' in the Paremata suburb of the city of Porirua, New Zealand is part of Wellington's Metlink suburban rail network. It is double tracked with a platform each side and a subway between them. Services Mana is the second station north of Porirua on the Kapiti Line for commuter trains operated by Transdev Wellington under the Metlink brand contracted to the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Services between Wellington and Porirua or Waikanae are operated by electric multiple units of the FT/FP class (Matangi). Two diesel-hauled carriage trains, the Capital Connection and the Northern Explorer, pass through the station but do not stop. KiwiRail Scenic carriage trains and diesel hauled KiwiRail freight trains pass by the station but do not stop. Travel times by train are thirty-three minutes to Waikanae, six minutes to Porirua, twenty-seven minutes t ... [...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] |
Mana, India
Mana is a village in the district of Chamoli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, located at an altitude of 3,200 meters . It is located on the northern terminus of National Highway 7 (new numbering system), Mana is the first village before the Mana Pass and is 26 kilometres from the border of India and Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s .... The village is at a distance of about 3 km from the Hindu Pilgrimage Badrinath and the two places are culturally connected with each other. Demography As per Census 2011 the village had about 558 households and a population of about 1214. The people belong to Marchhas and Jads or Bhotias. During winter months, the entire populations comes down to lower places, as the area is covered under snow. ... [...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 (woreda)
Mana (anciently which Named as "Ma'anna /Maanna") is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Jimma Zone, Mana is bordered on the south by Seka Chekorsa, on the west by Gomma, on the north by Limmu Kosa, and on the east by Kersa. The administrative center of this woreda is Yebu. The landscape of Mana includes mountains, high forests and plain divided by valleys. Mountains include Weshi and Bebella. Rivers include Aniso, Doha, Wanja, Yebu and Sogibo. A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 89.1% is arable or cultivable (86.1% was under annual crops), 2.7% pasture, 2.8% forest, and the remaining 5.4% is considered swampy, degraded or otherwise unusable. Khat is an important cash crop.''Socio-economic profile of the East Wellega Zone'' Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mana, Burkina Faso
Mana is a town in the Bagassi Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 .... The town has a population of 1921. References External links Satellite map at Maplandia.com Populated places in the Boucle du Mouhoun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbi Mana II
Rabbi Mana II (Recorded in the Talmud as R. Mani) was an '' Amora'' of the Land of Israel, of the fifth generation of the Amora era. He was the son of Rabbi Jonah, and headed the Yeshiva of Sepphoris. He is cited mostly in the Jerusalem Talmud The Jerusalem Talmud (, often for short) or Palestinian Talmud, also known as the Talmud of the Land of Israel, is a collection of rabbinic notes on the second-century Jewish oral tradition known as the Mishnah. Naming this version of the Talm .... The Jerusalem Talmud (Sanhedrin 3:5) records that R. Mana instructed the bakers of Sepphoris to bake bread (either on the Sabbath or Passover) when a certain ''Proqla'' arrived. This individual should be identified with Proculus (prefect of Constantinople), who was governor of Palestine in c. 380. This would indicate that the Jerusalem Talmud was completed after this time. References External links MANI Jewish Virtual Library {{MEast-rabbi-stub Talmud rabbis of Syria Palaestina 4 ... [...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] |
Laura Mañá
Laura Mañá Alvarenga (born 12 January 1968) is an actress, film director and screenwriter. She was born in Barcelona. As an actress, she has worked for directors such as Bigas Luna or Vicente Aranda. In 1997 she directed ''Paraules'', her first short film and in 2000 her first feature film, ''Sexo por compassion'', selected at the Sundance and Toronto film festivals and awarded at the Malaga Film Festival (Best Film and Audience Award) and at the Festival de Miami (Best Screenplay), among others. Filmography As a director and screen writer *'' Paraules'', 1997 *'' Sexo por compasión'', 2000 *'' Killing Words'', 2003 *'' Morir en San Hilario'', 2005 * '' Te quiero, imbécil'', 2020 * '' Un novio para mi mujer'', 2022 As an actress *'' Lolita al desnudo'', 1991 *'' La Teta y la luna'', 1994 *'' Pizza Arrabbiata'', 1995 *''Libertarias ''Libertarias'' (English: ''Libertarians'') is a Spanish historical drama made in 1996. It was written and directed by Vicente Aranda. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
