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Images and Symbols
Author | : Mircea Eliade |
Publsiher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1991-06-25 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 069102068X |
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Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness. He describes and analyzes some of the most powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological thinking of East and West in many times and at many levels of cultural development.
Symbols of the Sacred
Author | : Louis K. Dupré |
Publsiher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 080284748X |
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Symbols of the Sacred gathers four classic essays by Louis Dupr on the role of symbols in our understanding of the sacred and on their fundamental importance to religious consciousness. A leading philosopher of religion, Dupr here discusses the nature of religious symbols, the importance of language for capturing symbolic meaning, the ancient link between art and expressions of the sacred, and the vital relationship between religious symbol and myth. The volume concludes with a powerful reflection on the innate capacity of human minds to grasp the transcendent. Elegantly expressed, conversant with a wide range of thinkers, and marked by a lifetime of reflection on the subject, Symbols of the Sacred offers profound insights into the religious dimension of human life.
Religious Symbols and the Intervention of the Law
Author | : Sylvie Bacquet |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2019-06-11 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781317357315 |
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In contemporary pluralist states, where faith communities live together, different religious symbols and practices have to coexist. This may lead to conflicts between certain minority practices and the dominant majority, particularly around the manifestation of belief in the public domain which may be seen both by the religious and secular majorities as a threat to their cultural heritage or against the secular values of the host country. The law has to mitigate those tensions in order to protect the public from harm and preserve order but in doing so, it may where necessary have to limit citizens’ ability to freely manifest their religion. It is those limitations that have been disputed in the courts on grounds of freedom of religion and belief. Religious symbols are often at the heart of legal battles, with courts called upon to consider the lawfulness of banning or restricting certain symbols or practices. This book analyses the relationship between the state, individuals and religious symbols, considering the three main forms of religious expression, symbols that believers wear on their body, symbols in the public space such as religious edifices and rituals that believers perform as a manifestation of their faith. The book looks comparatively at legal responses in England, the U.S.A and France comparing different approaches to the issues of symbols in the public sphere and their interaction with the law. The book considers religious manifestation as a social phenomenon taking a multidisciplinary approach to the question mixing elements of the anthropology, history and sociology of religion in order to provide some context and examine how this could help inform the law.
Images and Symbols
Author | : Mircea Eliade |
Publsiher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2021-10-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780691238340 |
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Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness. He describes and analyzes some of the most powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological thinking of East and West in many times and at many levels of cultural development.
The Right to Wear Religious Symbols
Author | : D. Hill,D. Whistler |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2016-01-07 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781137354174 |
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Clearly presenting the case-law concerning Article 9 of the European Convention of Human Rights, this is a lively and accessible analysis of a key issue in contemporary society: whether there is a human right to wear a religious symbol and how far any such right extends.
Symbols of the Christian Faith
Author | : Alva William Steffler |
Publsiher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2002-02-21 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0802846769 |
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Symbols of the Christian Faith is an illustrated guide to the major visual symbols used by the Christian church throughout history. These stylized illustrations, designed by artist Alva William Steffler, are intended to provide usable, up-to-date resources for contemporary church worship and Christian education. Throughout church history symbols have been used to aid worship and to communicate difficult spiritual ideas. Steffler here collects these symbols, from early Christian catacomb art to the present, offering fresh graphic interpretations of old visual forms. The accompanying text notes the biblical sources for the various symbols and traces their use in church tradition and their links to Greco-Roman culture. Extensive glossaries and indexes round out the book. Broadly inclusive and sensitive to the perspectives of every church tradition, this volume will be an invaluable resource for churches using Christian art as well as for general readers curious about the meaning of common Christian symbols.
Signs Symbols in Christian Art
Author | : George Ferguson |
Publsiher | : New York : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1959 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0195014324 |
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Examines the use and meaning of Christian symbols found in Renaissance art.
The Augsburg Confession
Author | : Philip Melanchthon |
Publsiher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Lutheran Church |
ISBN | : 9780557008247 |
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