sacrament

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Introduction
Nature and significance
Types and variations
- Types
- Variations
  - Sacramental ideas and practices in preliterate societies
  - Sacramental ideas and practices in the ancient Near East
  - Sacramental ideas and practices in the Greco-Roman world
  - Sacramental ideas and practices in the Indo-Iranian world
  - Sacramental ideas and practices of pre-Columbian America
Theology and practice of sacraments in Christianity
- Baptism
- Confirmation
- The Eucharist, or Lord’s Supper
- Penance
- Ordination
- Marriage
- Last unction
Conclusion

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