Sacred Landscapes

Sacred Landscapes
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ISBN-10 : 1402765207
ISBN-13 : 9781402765209
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Synopsis Sacred Landscapes by : A. T. Mann

Captures magical spaces - archetypal and architectural manifestations of the sacred. This title illustrates the ways in which people have used and understood their sacred landscapes throughout history and around the world, from hillside Celtic oak initiation groves to Megalithic open-air sanctuaries to Macchu Picchu and Oregon's Crater Lake.

Material Culture and Sacred Landscape

Material Culture and Sacred Landscape
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Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 0759102775
ISBN-13 : 9780759102774
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Material Culture and Sacred Landscape by : Peter Jordan

This study provides a concrete example of how foraging societies enculturate and transform the natural environment and, through the use of material objects, create sacred spaces and sites. Using ethnographic and ethnohistorical information about the Khanty of Siberia, Jordan shows the shortcomings of both interpretive and materialist anthropological theorizing about hunters and gatherers. He focuses on the rich and complex relationship between the symbolism of the Khanty, their material culture, and the bringing of meaning to physical places. His examination looks at the topic in both historical and contemporary contexts, and in scales from the core-periphery model of Russian colonialism to the portrait of a single yurt community. Jordan's work will be of importance to those studying cultural anthropology, archaeology, and comparative religion.

Sacred Landscapes of Hittites and Luwians

Sacred Landscapes of Hittites and Luwians
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Publisher : Firenze University Press
Total Pages : 170
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ISBN-10 : 9788866559030
ISBN-13 : 8866559032
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Sacred Landscapes of Hittites and Luwians by : Anacleto D’Agostino

Known from the Old Testament as one of the tribes occupying the Promised Land, the Hittities were in reality a powerful neighbouring kingdom: highly advanced in political organization, administration of justice and military genius; with a literature inscribed in cuneiform writing on clay tablets; and with a rugged and individual figurative art ... Newly revised and updated, this classic account reconstructs a complete and balanced picture of Hittite civilization, using both established and more recent sources.

Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt

Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 285
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ISBN-10 : 9781107032088
ISBN-13 : 1107032083
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Architecture, Astronomy and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt by : Giulio Magli

Most of the "wonders" of our ancient past have come down to us unencumbered by written information. In particular, this is the case of the Great Pyramid of Giza and of many other ancient Egyptian monuments. However, there is no doubt as to the interest of their builders in the celestial cycles: the "cosmic order" was indeed the true basis of the pharaoh's power. This book takes the reader on a chronological journey through ancient Egypt to explore the relationship between astronomy, landscape, and power during the most flourishing periods of ancient Egyptian civilization. Using the lens of archaeoastronomy, Giulio Magli reexamines the key monuments and turning points of Egyptian architecture and history, such as the solar deification of King Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid, the Hatshepsut reign, and the Amarna revolution.

Rock Art and Sacred Landscapes

Rock Art and Sacred Landscapes
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 287
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ISBN-10 : 9781461484066
ISBN-13 : 1461484065
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Rock Art and Sacred Landscapes by : Donna L. Gillette

Social and behavioral scientists study religion or spirituality in various ways and have defined and approached the subject from different perspectives. In cultural anthropology and archaeology the understanding of what constitutes religion involves beliefs, oral traditions, practices and rituals, as well as the related material culture including artifacts, landscapes, structural features and visual representations like rock art. Researchers work to understand religious thoughts and actions that prompted their creation distinct from those created for economic, political, or social purposes. Rock art landscapes convey knowledge about sacred and spiritual ecology from generation to generation. Contributors to this global view detail how rock art can be employed to address issues regarding past dynamic interplays of religions and spiritual elements. Studies from a number of different cultural areas and time periods explore how rock art engages the emotions, materializes thoughts and actions and reflects religious organization as it intersects with sociopolitical cultural systems.

Sacred Landscapes of the Soul

Sacred Landscapes of the Soul
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Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 1948018845
ISBN-13 : 9781948018845
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Sacred Landscapes of the Soul by : Karen Brailsford

The desire to soothe our souls has perhaps never been greater. This collection of lyrical meditations, prayers, contemplations, devotionals and psalms, can be the spiritual balm we desperately need right now. Enjoy 111 passages structured around nine metaphorical landscapes guiding the reader over emotional terrains on a journey toward peace and transcendence, while providing a sense of place to be mined for inner awareness. We can't help bring about much-needed change in the world if we aren't engaged in some form of self-healing. What is happening on the global stage is a reflection of what is transpiring within. Sacred Landscapes of the Soul gently assists in the process by helping us to find the wisdom, wit and wherewithal to embrace our challenges and celebrate our spiritual liberation. We are each meant to become a magnanimous and beneficial presence on the planet. When we consciously choose to align with the divine within, we tap into wellsprings of faith, hope, and connection. Together we heal the world--this comforting and encouraging message rings out from every page and will resonate with readers wherever they are on life's journey.

Feng-Shui

Feng-Shui
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Total Pages : 98
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ISBN-10 : BSB:BSB11163879
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Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Feng-Shui by : Ernest John Eitel

Landscapes of the Sacred

Landscapes of the Sacred
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 0801868386
ISBN-13 : 9780801868382
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Landscapes of the Sacred by : Belden C. Lane

This substantially expanded edition of Belden C. Lane's Landscapes of the Sacred includes a new introductory chapter that offers three new interpretive models for understanding American sacred space. Lane maintains his approach of interspersing shorter and more personal pieces among full-length essays that explore how Native American, early French and Spanish, Puritan New England, and Catholic Worker traditions has each expressed the connection between spirituality and place. A new section at the end of the book includes three chapters that address methodological issues in the study of spirituality, the symbol-making process of religious experience, and the tension between place and placelessness in Christian spirituality.

A Sacred Landscape

A Sacred Landscape
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Total Pages : 392
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105123373263
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Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis A Sacred Landscape by : Hugh Thomson

The author takes the reader on a journey back from the world of the Incas to the first dawn of Andean civilization.

Manitou

Manitou
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Publisher : Inner Traditions
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 0892810785
ISBN-13 : 9780892810789
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Manitou by : James W. Mavor, Jr.

In the summer of 1974 Byron Dix discovered in Vermont the first of many areas in New England believed to be ancient Native American ritual sites. Dix and coauthor James Mavor tell the fascinating story of the discovery and exploration of these many stone structures and standing stones, whose placement in the surrounding landscape suggests that they played an important role in celestial observation and shamanic ritual.