Divine Kings And Sacred Spaces
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Divine Kings And Sacred Spaces
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Author : Nicholas L. Wright
language : en
Publisher: BAR International Series
Release Date : 2012
Divine Kings And Sacred Spaces written by Nicholas L. Wright and has been published by BAR International Series this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
This research takes an integrative approach to the study of Hellenistic cult and cultic practices in an important part of western Asia by employing a combination of archaeological, numismatic and historical evidence. Although any thorough investigation of Seleukid religion would prove illuminating in itself, this research uses religion as a lens through which to explore the processes of acculturation and rejection within a colonial context. It discusses the state attitude towards, and manipulation of, both Hellenic and indigenous beliefs and places this within a framework developed out of a series of case studies exploring evidence for religion at a regional level. The study outlines the development of religious practices and expression in the region which formed the birthplace of the modern world's three most influential monotheistic religions.
The Ancient Language Of Sacred Sound
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Author : David Elkington
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-04-06
The Ancient Language Of Sacred Sound written by David Elkington and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-06 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
• Details how sacred sites resonate at the same frequencies as both the Earth and the alpha waves of the human brain • Shows how human writing in its original hieroglyphic form was a direct response to the divine sound patterns of sacred sites • Explains how ancient hero myths from around the world relate to divine acoustic science and formed the source of religion The Earth resonates at an extremely low frequency. Known as “the Schumann Resonance,” this natural rhythm of the Earth precisely corresponds with the human brain’s alpha wave frequencies--the frequency at which we enter into and come out of sleep as well as the frequency of deep meditation, inspiration, and problem solving. Sound experiments reveal that sacred sites and structures like stupas, pyramids, and cathedrals also resonate at these special frequencies when activated by chanting and singing. Did our ancestors build their sacred sites according to the rhythms of the Earth? Exploring the acoustic connections between the Earth, the human brain, and sacred spaces, David Elkington shows how humanity maintained a direct line of communication with Mother Earth and the Divine through the construction of sacred sites, such as Stonehenge, Newgrange, Machu Picchu, Chartres Cathedral, and the pyramids of both Egypt and Mexico. He reveals how human writing in its original hieroglyphic form was a direct response to the divine sound patterns of sacred sites, showing how, for example, recognizable hieroglyphs appear in sand patterns when the sacred frequencies of the Great Pyramid are activated. Looking at ancient hero legends--those about the bringers of important knowledge or language--Elkington explains how these myths form the source of ancient religion and have a unique mythological resonance, as do the sites associated with them. The author then reveals how religion, including Christianity, is an ancient language of acoustic science given expression by the world’s sacred sites and shows that power places played a profound role in the development of human civilization.
Sacred Space Sacred Thread
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Author : John W. Welch
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2019-04-17
Sacred Space Sacred Thread written by John W. Welch and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-17 with Religion categories.
The insightful studies contained in this book will be of significant value to anyone interested in experiencing more deeply the intersections between materiality and spirituality. Part 1 introduces readers into Egyptian, Israelite, Christian, and Hindu temples, shrines, or sanctuaries. Part 2 helps readers understand how items of colored fabrics, clothing, robes, and veils, convey ritual meanings. Part 3 reports two panel discussions that exemplify the pathway of fruitful conversation. Matter and spirit might seem to some to be polar opposites. But as these studies by distinguished and diverse scholars demonstrate, spiritual experiences are constructively defined and refined within the coordinates of place and time. Sacred space, as well as sacred cloth, define borders, but not necessarily boundaries, between the sacred and the profane. These material coordinates physically enclose and also spiritually disclose. They both symbolize and synergize, as they encompass and expansively inspire. These original and enjoyable presentations will help all readers to hold tenaciously to the tenets and also the tensions inherent in physical spiritual experiences.
Gods In Dwellings
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Author : Michael B. Hundley
language : en
Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
Release Date : 2013-11-10
Gods In Dwellings written by Michael B. Hundley and has been published by Society of Biblical Lit this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-10 with Architecture categories.
In this book devoted exclusively to temples and perceptions of the divine presences that inhabit them, Michael B. Hundley focuses on the official religions of the ancient Near East and explores the interface between the human and the divine within temple environs. Hundley identifies common ancient Near Eastern temple systems and examines issues that include what temple structures communicate, how temples were understood to function, temple ideology, the installation of divine presence in a temple, the connection between presence and physical representation, and human service to the deity. Drawing on architectural and spatial theory, ritual theory, theories of language, art history, archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, and comparative studies, Hundley offers a single interpretive lens through which to view temple worship. Features: A close examination of temples in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Hittite Anatolia, and Syria-Palestine An interdisciplinary treatment of architecture, language, ritual, and art A dual focus on how a deity's divine presence connects to space and art and how human service to the deity maintains the deity's active presence
Sacred Space
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Author : Philip North
language : en
Publisher: Continuum
Release Date : 2007-08-14
Sacred Space written by Philip North and has been published by Continuum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-14 with Religion categories.
We all need our space, and this collection looks at where and how we find sacred space in ourselves and in the wider world.
Sacred Space And Sacred Function In Ancient Thebes
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Author : Betsy M. Bryan
language : en
Publisher: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Release Date : 2007-12-31
Sacred Space And Sacred Function In Ancient Thebes written by Betsy M. Bryan and has been published by Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-31 with History categories.
This volume presents a series of papers delivered at a two-day session of the Theban Workshop held at the British Museum in September 2003. Due to its political and religious prominence throughout much of pharaonic history, the region of ancient Thebes offers scholars a wealth of monuments whose physical remains and extant iconography may be combined with textual sources and archaeological finds in ways that elucidate the function of sacred space as initially conceived, and which also reveal adaptations to human need or shifts in cultural perception. The contributions herein address issues such as the architectural framing of religious ceremony, the implicit performative responses of officiants, the diachronic study of specific rites, the adaptation of sacred space to different uses through physical, representational, or textual alteration, and the development of ritual landscapes in ancient Thebes.
Sacred Space Shrine City Land
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Author : Benjamin Z. Kedar
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-07-27
Sacred Space Shrine City Land written by Benjamin Z. Kedar and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-27 with Religion categories.
Sacred Space: Shrine, City, Land - a collection of articles that deal with Holy Places from Antiquity to the present; from the lands of the Fertile Crescent to Europe, India, Japan and Mexico; from mountains and seas to temples, cities and countries; from the construction, perception and functioning of sacred sites to the psychotic breakdowns they bring on some visitors.
The Shape Of Sacred Space
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Author : Robert L. Cohn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
The Shape Of Sacred Space written by Robert L. Cohn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Religion categories.
Sacred Text Sacred Space
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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2011-11-11
Sacred Text Sacred Space written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-11 with Religion categories.
Essentially interdisciplinary, this innovative collection of essays - religious case-histories of many kinds from three eras, - explores in depth the dynamic interaction of sacred text and sacred space, forming and reforming through time, to shape and voice one another.
Confucianism And Sacred Space
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Author : Chin-shing Huang
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2020-12-01
Confucianism And Sacred Space written by Chin-shing Huang and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-01 with Religion categories.
Temples dedicated to Confucius are found throughout China and across East Asia, dating back over two thousand years. These sacred and magnificent sanctuaries hold deep cultural and political significance. This book brings together studies from Chin-shing Huang’s decades-long research into Confucius temples that individually and collectively consider Confucianism as religion. Huang uses the Confucius temple to explore Confucianism both as one of China’s “three religions” (with Buddhism and Daoism) and as a cultural phenomenon, from the early imperial era through the present day. He argues for viewing Confucius temples as the holy ground of Confucianism, symbolic sites of sacred space that represent a point of convergence between political and cultural power. Their complex histories shed light on the religious nature and character of Confucianism and its status as official religion in imperial China. Huang examines topics such as the political and intellectual elements of Confucian enshrinement, how Confucius temples were brought into the imperial ritual system from the Tang dynasty onward, and why modern Chinese largely do not think of Confucianism as a religion. A nuanced analysis of the question of Confucianism as religion, Confucianism and Sacred Space offers keen insights into Confucius temples and their significance in the intertwined intellectual, political, social, and religious histories of imperial China.