11. Although a holy man, he lacked administrative ability and considered the papacy a distraction from his ascetic struggle for salvation. 12. Always central to the religion were the holy men called lamas. 13. And the one with the media savvy turned out to be the holy man from the Himalayas, not the author. 14. And yet, to the high holy man who survived death threats from the keepers of apartheid, it came as no surprise. 15. At one time food preparation was the responsibility of holy men or tribal priests. 16. At the grave site, the Sioux holy men scoured the earth with sage to purify the soil. 17. Avedon captures that yearning with his powerful images of the Dalai Lama, flagellants in Spain and a naked holy man in Calcutta. 18. Benke shared the stage with a Muslim imam, a rabbi, Cardinal Edward M. Egan, and Sikh and Hindu holy men. 19. A holy man and visionary, Black Elk was a second cousin of Crazy Horse. 20. A raucous cheer of victory rose from a throng of holy men when a priest announced that the government had withdrawn its peace plan. |