The swastika is an icon widely found in human history and the modern world. In various forms it is alternatively known in various European languages as the Hakenkreuz, gammadion, cross cramponnée, croix gammée, fylfot or tetraskelion and in East Asia as the wàn 卐/卍/萬, meaning "all things" and the manji.
Ceremonial object, any object used in a ritual or a religious ceremony.. Throughout the history of religions and cultures, objects used in cults, rituals, and sacred ceremonies have almost always been of both utilitarian and symbolic natures.
Aeolic style of Greek architecture found in the 6th century BCE; sometimes called Proto-Ionic. Aisle division of space at the sides of a church, parallel to the nave and separated from it by piers or arcades.
A wide variety of cloths can be used to decorate an altar, but some cloths seem to evoke certain kinds of magical spells and, by their visual appearance, to help the practitioner concentrate on the job at hand.
WHY CREATE A CATHOLIC CHURCH INCENSE? The haunting aroma of church incense penetrated every inch of the church I attended. The entire cathedral would be solemn and smoky as the priest and his altar boys walked up the aisle, moving the heavy brass incense burner back and forth.
Mesopotamia. Very little furniture survives from ancient Mesopotamia, principally because climatic conditions are not conducive to the preservation of wood. What is known has been learned principally from reliefs and cylinder seals.
Sacred architecture (also known as religious architecture) is a religious architectural practice concerned with the design and construction of places of worship or sacred or intentional space, such as churches, mosques, stupas, synagogues, and temples.
Image: History: Examples: Abraham: Abraham features in the Book of Genesis as the founding patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Midianites and Edomite peoples.He is widely regarded as the patriarch of Jews, Christians, and Muslims and a prime believer in monotheism.
A. Aboriginal Rock Art Usually refers to Australian rock painting and petroglyphs. Abstract art Ill-defined and very widely used term which in its most general sense describes any art in which form and colour are stressed at the expense, or in the absence of, a representational image.
Zanzibar Tribal Arts is a fair trade store located in Midtown Sacramento and online gallery featuring imported masks, jewelry and handicrafts from over 90 different countries.
Zanzibar Tribal Arts is a fair trade store located in Midtown Sacramento and online gallery featuring imported masks, jewelry and handicrafts from over 90 different countries.
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5 • RELIGION Traditional Japanese religion includes Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Shinto ("The Way of the Gods") is the name given to religious practices that were indigenous to Japan before Buddhism was introduc
The following op-ed by Hanne Nabintu Herland concerns the Norwegian government’s persistent soft spot for the Palestinians. It was originally published in Aftenposten, Norway’s largest newspaper, on January 15th, 2013, and has been translated by the author.
The television is a killer slaying souls across the face of the earth. America has been tempted and paralyzed with charms and sins. Television is a chief cauldron of temptation putting bad ideas in people's minds.
DOMINATED BY SEPHARDIC JEWISH BANKERS, the private Bank of England expanded its investments into North America largely through the Hudson Bay Company. View Entire Story Here, Here & Here. The early American colonists of the 17th Century were beholden to the Bank of England’s Jewish owners …
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Identification. Koryo (918–1392) and Choson (1392–1910) were the last two Korean dynasties. Korean immigrants and their descendants in Russia, China, and Japan use the names of those dynasties as a reference for their ethnicity.
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