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the act of purification; a sacrifice or ceremony to purify people or
property from pestilence, crime, or other uncleanness

modern usage:
the purging from government of former war criminals or members of discredited
political organizations, or to limit participation by members of these groups

Sightings:

The many ways of purification
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Living according to cyclical time

Prayers for Celtic pagans

Robert Louis Stevenson's journey across America

Truth procedures in Poland

The art of forgiveness

The post-Communist Germans and Czechs

All about Japanese dolls
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Addressing past injustices
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Receiving the inner goddess
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What to do with the red cow's ashes

All about truth commissions

Were the Romans really weird -- like really, really weird?

Recovering from repression and conflict

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