Search results for "Worship"

Enduring Sacred Places: The Astronomical Orientation of the Iberian Cave-Sanctuary of Cueva Santa del Cabriel in Spain

2019

This paper presents the results of an archaeoastronomical study of the Iberian Iron Age cave-sanctuary of Cueva Santa del Cabriel, near the town of Mira in the province of Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, central Spain, together with a review of the latest archaeological and ethnographical data about the site. We found that the cave's 12 m-long access corridor is oriented precisely along the summer solstice sunset, so that the north wall of the main gallery is partially illuminated by sunlight at this time. Although the cave was in use from the Late Chalcolithic, it became an important religious centre in the Iberian period. After an apparent hiatus during the Roman and Islamic occupations, its …

Funerary traditions and death worship in the church of the Borgia in Gandía: interpretations from archaeology

2008

The study of funerary customs in antiquity has enjoyed a long tradition in archaeology. By contrast, there has been little research of such a kind from the late Middle Ages onwards. This paper attempts to demonstrate what archaeology can contribute to the knowledge of funerary and death-worship practices, by analysing practices undertaken between the thirteenth and eighteenth century in the collegiate church and cemetery apud ecclesiam of Gandia in Valencia.

Between leader-worship and member’s democracy: The consumer co-operatives in the fascist Italy

2018

En este artículo se analiza el impacto del régimen fascista italiano en el movimiento cooperativista de consumo, tema de interés ya que supone un choque entre una cultura política antidemocrática y una cultura económica democrática. Se intenta demostrar que el régimen fascista penalizó al movimiento cooperativista de consumo de varias formas. Sin embargo, un reducido número de organizaciones constituyeron una excepción a este fenómeno y, paradójicamente, tuvieron un considerable éxito en su funcionamiento desde el punto de vista empresarial. Algunos problemas —tamaño reducido, excesiva inversión social, una visión más política que empresarial— fueron resueltos de manera frecuente por los nu…

Epistemic, interpersonal, and moral stances in the construction of us and them in Christian metal lyrics

2011

Abstract Religious groupings and subcultures both tend to have well-articulated interests, aims, and values that unite certain people but also alienate those who do not share their interests. The case is then made for the construction of difference between ‘us’ and ‘them’. This paper examines the construction of such a group boundary in the previously little studied context of the Christian metal (CM) music subculture. The focus of analysis is on the kinds of stances that are taken and attributed to ‘us’ and ‘them’ in the English lyrics of Finnish CM groups. The particular types of stance are related to questions of epistemology, interpersonality, and morality. The paper shows that the bord…

POLITICS CLOAKED IN WORSHIP STATE, CHURCH AND LOCAL POWER IN PIEDMONT 1570-1770

1992

From the Worship of God to the Worship of Beauty? The Reception of Italian Catholic Religious Paintings in the Private Chapels of English Country Hou…

2010

This study discusses the shifting reception of Italian Catholic religious paintings in the private chapels of English country houses. It first investigates how the practice of art collecting and patronage informs the strategies deployed by the English aristocracy to expunge from these pictures all Catholic overtones. It moves on to assess the impact of this ideological reinterpretation on works of art, whose original religious message was thus gradually displaced. The article concludes that these paintings came, effectively, to extol a religiosity of splendour, representative of a desire to glorify both the host's good taste and God's greatness.

<em>Niger fluvius</em>: aguas oscuras y dioses infernales. El caso de Endovélico

2017

El agua posee un importante valor simbólico en numerosos complejos religiosos, pero cuando cuenta, además, con una coloración oscura, constituye un nexo privilegiado con el ámbito subterráneo. El presente artículo incide en la relación entre santuarios dedicados a divinidades infernales y los «ríos negros», al tiempo que analiza el caso concreto de Endovellicus y su centro de culto de San Miguel de Mota (Portugal).

Celebracje Wielkiego Tygodnia tradycji zachodniosyryjskiej w Kościele Syromalankarskim w Indiach

2018

Holy Week constitutes the climax of the liturgical life of every Christian community. Having a common base in Jerusalem, different communities shared a common heritage in the celebrations of these special sacred times. But each liturgical family created its own special background for the celebrations. One of the interesting and yet less-known areas of cultural accommodation of the liturgy is without any doubt India, where Christianity existed from the early centuries of Christendom. In this study attention is focused on the Holy Week celebrations of the Syro-Malankara Church, which is a branch of the West-Syriac Tradition. Describing the celebrations one can affirm the truth of the ancient …

Zum Verhältnis von Religion und Zoologie im 17. Jahrhundert (William Harvey, Nathaniel Highmore, Jan Swammerdam)

1987

Jan Swammerdam was one of the first scientists to do biological research on the basis of physico-theology. He was a very religious man and thought that by studying the secrets of nature he could best serve the Almighty God. He saw his life's work in demostrating the importance of God in the world of the smallest animals. The most important works of Swammerdam refer to the world of the insects and other lower animals, which he called the „legions of the God of Israel”, through which God tells mankind to recognize their sins, to desist from them and to honour him with greater humility. „The miracles of nature” he said „are an open bible, which everywhere points to God as its eternal origin.” …

Imagen y palabra en la devoción al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús: un cuadro de P. Battoni y un poema de F. Arévalo

2016

ABSRACT: In this study I relate the building of the Basilica of Estrela (Lisbon) to the painting by Pompeo Battoni and the poem by Faustino Arevalo, both dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, whose worship, suffering a similar fate to that of the suppressed Society of Jesus (1773), went beyond the ecclesiastical sphere and became a source of controversy in the secular milieu of the period. KEYWORDS: P. Battoni, F. Arevalo, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Jesuits. RESUMEN: En este trabajo se relacionan la construccion de la basilica de la Estrela (Lisboa) y, especialmente, el cuadro de Pompeo Battoni y el poema de Faustino Arevalo, dedicados estos ultimos al Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, cuyo culto, co…