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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- of Life was depicted in various works of art and literature. It was sometimes ... Good and Evil, often symbolized in European art and literature as an apple tree. ...17 KB (2,857 words) - 16:43, 2 May 2023
- the aesthetics of antique Roman and Greek art, contributed to an accelerated ... features of early Renaissance European art music (in the Middle Ages ...15 KB (2,190 words) - 04:00, 8 December 2022
- for vocal production and created a novel art which culminated in the bel ... direction. He was also required to compose sacred works and small instrumental ...11 KB (1,723 words) - 21:07, 8 May 2020
- to a shrine where a linga was bathed in sacred water from a mountain spring ... The temples, also dedicated to Shiva, boast sacred springs near by. ...11 KB (1,724 words) - 23:14, 3 May 2023
- of Ramesses and Nefertari with the sacred boats of Amun and Ra-Harakhti ... What is truly surprising is that for the only time in Egyptian art ...14 KB (2,343 words) - 06:55, 14 June 2023
- G. Schiller, Iconography of Christian Art, Vol. II (London: Lund Humphries ... of all Christian relics. According to Art Curator Neil Macgregor, “From ...20 KB (3,228 words) - 14:45, 3 May 2023
- of real living existence, but exists only in art and literature, representing ... Found throughout history, in tales and in art, the sphinx always possesses ...16 KB (2,587 words) - 15:21, 27 April 2023
- including their origin myth. The first sacred buffalo had been created ... and her brother first created the sacred buffalo and then the first ...14 KB (2,124 words) - 03:52, 1 May 2023
- in Carroll's imaginative works. His art thus contributed to the entertainment ... London and educated himself for a career in art, although he became a probationer ...9 KB (1,251 words) - 07:57, 3 August 2022
- of mugwort, ordering them to eat only this sacred food and remain out of the ... Taekwondo, a form of the Korean martial art presents Dangun as the ...11 KB (1,597 words) - 18:13, 24 January 2024
- of Athens. The site of the academy was sacred to Athena and other immortals ... Life of Cimon xiii:7), it contained a sacred grove of olive trees, watered ...15 KB (2,305 words) - 08:02, 24 November 2022
- after which they are buried in certain sacred repositories." ... Book of the Dead. Accessed at [http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/index ...21 KB (3,284 words) - 11:08, 20 September 2023
- Popular Bases of Early Buddhist Patronage: Sacred Monuments, 100 B.C.E. – ... * Dehejia, Vidya. 1997. Indian Art. Phaidon: London. ISBN 0-7148-3496-3 ...10 KB (1,469 words) - 03:10, 23 December 2022
- they are often funny even when performing sacred tasks. The Native American ... as essential to any contact with the sacred. People could not pray until ...19 KB (2,802 words) - 16:52, 2 May 2023
- organization symbols, and the eagle is a sacred bird in some cultures, with ... The eagle is a sacred bird in some cultures and the feathers of the ...15 KB (1,992 words) - 01:24, 16 January 2023
- the Sarasvati River, which were held to be sacred. Because of her association ... 039;s connection with science, learning, and art, the products of the human ...16 KB (2,489 words) - 03:27, 23 December 2022
- A dreamcatcher is a sacred Native American object that consists of ... of the Native American Dreamcatcher,] Art History, Bella Online: The ...11 KB (1,727 words) - 17:35, 30 January 2024
- (1857-1935) and the Treasure of the Sacred Well,] Yucatan Adventure ... and the legends concerning the sacred well at Chichen-Itza. Then ...16 KB (2,447 words) - 18:24, 12 February 2024
- Sacred Indian dance drama, such as Krishnattom and Ramanattom, emerged ... a great admirer and promoter of traditional art forms, invited the Zamorin ...22 KB (3,220 words) - 17:09, 5 October 2022
- function remains unknown, possibly a sacred park or priests' boarding ... * Bernet Kempers, August Johan. 1959. Ancient Indonesian Art. Amsterdam: ...15 KB (2,259 words) - 22:14, 30 November 2022
- grand temples, altars, inscriptions, and art objects devoted to her. ... As the goddess of love and fertility, Ishtar was the guardian of sacred ...12 KB (2,015 words) - 03:03, 8 March 2024
- tours of their reservation showing rock art and performing traditional dances. ... protection. These bags were used to hold sacred religious totems, pipes, ...20 KB (2,983 words) - 13:48, 3 May 2023
- some of the finest examples of Buddhist art spanning a period of 1,000 ... began in 366 C.E., as places to store scriptures and art. ...10 KB (1,518 words) - 19:28, 9 November 2022
- impacted the culture, philosophy, music, and art of Karnataka and the rest ... century and sixteenth century, the sacred center of Vijayanagara, the ...13 KB (1,811 words) - 23:13, 26 December 2022
- mark on the international music scene. Most art music in Spain was "imported ... At a time when there was very little serious art music being produced ...10 KB (1,487 words) - 02:58, 6 November 2022
- style of late medieval Central European art into the sixteenth century. ... html Biography] World Gallery of Art.hu. Retrieved January 20, 2009. ...14 KB (2,125 words) - 16:57, 7 November 2022
- may vanquish fate, and practices his healing art in vain. And when he finds ... Chiron taught Asclepius the art of surgery, honing his protegé's ...21 KB (3,342 words) - 03:52, 18 August 2023
- tenth Guru in Sikh tradition, affirmed the sacred text Adi Granth as his successor ... system, Gurmukhi, for writing their sacred literature. Although the ...19 KB (2,945 words) - 06:37, 10 January 2024
- Potala, which is considered to be the sacred abode of the Buddhist deity ... the southern tip of India—a rocky point sacred to the God of Mercy, whom ...16 KB (2,576 words) - 05:51, 30 November 2022
- Boston's "secular spots that are sacred." ... of John Adams. It has special strengths in art and art history (available ...17 KB (2,587 words) - 19:51, 20 November 2023
