Search results for "Sacred art" - New World Encyclopedia
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- was principally a goddess of fertility and sacred mountains. Temple hymn sources ... Nin ("lady") and Ḫursag ("sacred mountain"). She had ...14 KB (2,349 words) - 04:51, 15 November 2022
- or representation of an object, deity or sacred figure or event. Originally ... traditions of Western European religious art are largely lacking in Russia ...14 KB (2,018 words) - 20:09, 26 July 2023
- of figs include the banyans and the sacred fig (Peepul or Bo) tree. areas with fig leaves after the Fall. The sacred fig, Ficus religiosa, is ...16 KB (2,692 words) - 19:39, 26 March 2024
- which encouraged the examination of sacred texts and religious experiences ... of religion." Religious experience, sacred texts, and religious practice ...16 KB (2,361 words) - 11:19, 28 September 2023
- years when images of Mary were central to Western art. Madonna, if ... be used exclusively for Italian works of sacred art, but this is often not ...21 KB (3,389 words) - 04:56, 5 November 2022
- Included among those fascinated by the art of "primitive" human ... 1,200 tourists per day who came to see the art of Paleolithic man. By 1955 ...13 KB (2,142 words) - 17:47, 25 October 2022
- The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects, that the Ichthys ... *Ferguson, George. Signs and Symbols in Christian Art: With Illustrations ...11 KB (1,707 words) - 21:21, 7 September 2023
- Sacred singing in Hebrew tradition dates back to songs of Miriam and ... factions within Church hierarchy that felt art in general, and music in particular ...20 KB (3,074 words) - 20:52, 3 November 2022
- " "completion") refers to a sacred geometric device commonly ... In Islam, sacred art is dominated by geometric shapes in which a segment ...23 KB (3,394 words) - 16:47, 24 October 2023
- as well as often being depicted in western art. depictions of cherubim in western art. As most English speakers ...13 KB (1,935 words) - 18:30, 8 December 2023
- methodology of iconography, principally in art history; for other uses of ... Iconography is the branch of art history which studies the identification ...18 KB (2,613 words) - 15:30, 12 February 2024
- codes. Religious belief, reflected in cave art, also became more sophisticated ... Prehistoric art can only be traced from surviving artifacts. Prehistoric ...14 KB (2,116 words) - 06:20, 18 November 2022
- later returning to her position at Ur sacred temple. Her writings were ... was also the son of a priestess, perhaps a sacred harlot, since he admits not ...10 KB (1,613 words) - 18:54, 13 February 2024
- only initiates knew what the kiste, a sacred chest, and the kalathos, ... Greater Mysteries was the bringing of the sacred objects from Eleusis to the ...18 KB (2,798 words) - 16:07, 13 February 2024
- megalithic cemeteries, temples, and rock art. Those findings show that ... the capital area into many zones. The Sacred Center and the Royal Center ...15 KB (2,224 words) - 19:11, 26 July 2023
- s/mi_m1216/is_4_206/ai_72704345 The Art of the Hula.] Retrieved August ... evidence remains of the genesis of the art form. There is no record of ...19 KB (3,030 words) - 16:15, 9 February 2024
- an ancient temple and cemetery of the sacred Apis bulls. Although originally ... of the Serapeum—the cemetery of the sacred Apis bulls. ...11 KB (1,685 words) - 19:00, 21 August 2023
- be Bach's personal credo with regard to his art. == History == ... in the genre of monody, just as in sacred vocal music it resulted in ...16 KB (2,493 words) - 19:45, 26 March 2024
- in Shiva temples, an image of the sacred bull Nandi fronts the central ... Shiva, with his full might is a landmark in Indian art. ...8 KB (1,190 words) - 17:15, 13 February 2024
- Kendo (剣道 Kendō) is the martial art of Japanese fencing, developed ... taught through the practice of this martial art. Practice always begins and ...17 KB (2,670 words) - 22:07, 3 March 2023
