Pariah
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Pariah may refer to:
- A member of the ParaiyarParaiyarParaiyar, Parayar, and Sambavar, anglicised by Europeans as Pariah are a social group found in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and in Sri Lanka . In the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, though they have been enumerated under three different caste names, they have generally been referred to as...
caste in Indian society - Pariah statePariah stateA pariah state is one whose conduct is considered to be out of line with international norms of behavior. This term is closely related to the term rogue state.-Definitions:...
, a country whose behavior is out of line with international norms
Science and mathematics
- Pariah dogPariah dogThe term pariah dog originally referred to Chinese/Indian feral dogs of a particular type, but it is now used by the United Kennel Club to refer to a purebred dog category.- Feral dogs of India :...
, a type of semi-feral dog - Pariah groupPariah groupIn mathematical group theory, the term pariah was introduced by to refer to the six sporadic simple groups that are not subquotients of the monster simple group.These groups are:*Three of the Janko groups: J1, J3, and J4.*The Lyons group...
(mathematics), the six ( J1, J3, J4, O'N, Ru, Ly) of the 26 sporadic groups that are not contained in the Monster group - Pariah (fish), a genus of gobies in subfamily GobiinaeGobiinaeGobiinae, the true gobies, are a subfamily of the goby family . They are found in all oceans and a few rivers and lakes, but most live in warm waters...
Music
- Pariah (album), 2005 album by the black metal band NaglfarNaglfar (band)Naglfar is a Swedish melodic black metal band formed in 1992. The group was formed by Jens Rydén and Kristoffer Olivius, originally under the name Uninterred.-Biography:...
- Pariah, post-1987 name of the heavy metal band SatanSatan (band)Satan are a heavy metal band originating from Newcastle, England in 1979, known as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. " Though generally obscure throughout their career, the band is considered influential for playing a form of proto-thrash metal that was fairly advanced by the...
- "Pariah" by Danielle Dax, from the 1984 album Jesus Egg That WeptJesus Egg That WeptJesus Egg That Wept is the second solo album by Danielle Dax, a British experimental musician and former member of The Lemon Kittens. It was originally recorded and released in 1984 on the Awesome Records label...
- "Pariah" by dredg, title track of the 2009 album The Pariah, the Parrot, the DelusionThe Pariah, the Parrot, the DelusionThe Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Dredg, released on June 9, 2009, on Ohlone Recordings...
- "Pariah" by Lamb of God, from the 2000 album New American GospelNew American GospelNew American Gospel is the second album by American groove metal band Lamb Of God, released in 2000 on Prosthetic Records. New American Gospel is the first release with Willie Adler on guitar, and the first album under the name "Lamb of God"....
- "Pariah" by Scar Symmetry, bonus track on the 2009 album Dark Matter DimensionsDark Matter Dimensions- Music videos :In early September 2009, a video was filmed for the song "Noumenon & Phenomenon" with director Maurice Swinkels . Swinkels had previously produced the bands music video for "The Illusionist"...
Media
- Pariah (2011 film)Pariah (2011 film)Pariah is a 2011 contemporary drama film written and directed by Dee Rees. It tells the story of Alike , a 17-year old African–American teenager embracing her identity as a lesbian....
, a film by Dee Rees - Pariah (1998 film)Pariah (1998 film)Pariah is a 1998 dramatic film written and directed by Randolph Kret and starring Damon Jones, Dave Oren Ward and Angela Jones.-Plot:A woman commits suicide after being sexually assaulted by neo-Nazi skinheads...
, a film by Randolph Kret - Pariah (comics)Pariah (comics)Pariah is a fictional scientist published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 , and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.-Fictional character biography:...
, DC Comics character of Black Lantern Corps - Pariah (video game), a video game for PC and Xbox
- Pariah Dark, King of all Ghosts in the TV Danny Phantom universe