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Peace and Conflicts

speaking of governments that are founded strongly on their religious beliefs such as Ireland. This is something that Liech...

'Urbanization' in the Architecture of Early Rome

city. The system that the early Romans devised for delivering water to where it did not naturally travel on its own has been a ma...

Catholic Church, Tradition and Scripture

The leading priest of a particular region was elected by his fellow priests to serve as bishop. These bishops became increasingly...

Civilization of Mesoamerica and the Sacred Mountain's Role

was considered a good location from which the people could watch for the enemy. Warfare was a very big part of Mesoamerican civili...

Overview of the Lakota Culture and Sun Dance

interested in one of the most symbolic of all Lakota ceremonies and in the way the Lakotas forced interaction with the U.S. govern...

Questions on Religion Answered

defined by the functional role of that state, rather than by proposed intrinsic features of that state. As this demonstrates, neit...

Spiritual and Non Spiritual Separation and Bhagavad Gita

we can broach the question presented above it is first necessary to understand the teachings of the "Bhagavad Gita" in terms of th...

Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam Sacred Texts

is a predominant part of Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism alike even today. are replete with legends, some of which are passed o...

Joseph Martos' Doors to the Sacred

things which are sacred and/or divine. The word relates to things which are precious and symbolic and powerful. Martos work the...

Fifth, Seventh, and Twelfth Chapters of James C. Livingston's Anatomy of the Sacred

but for the most part marriage is a ritual that truly touches on the social values of the country. We can look at it from the simp...

Secular and Sacred Spaces

justice and none repents for having yielded to his foster mother"(Studiolo, 2002). This inscription runs along the mouldings of th...

Thirteenth Chapter of James C. Livingston's Anatomy of the Sacred

towards salvation. "For Luther, to be blessed means only to will the will of God and His glory and to desire nothing of ones own e...

Death and Dying as a Literary Theme

This paper examines Mitch Albom's book, Tuesdays with Morrie, and Kenneth Kramer's work, The Sacred Art of Dying. The author expl...

Sergio Zyman's 'The End of Marketing'

This essay summarizes the book in 5 pages, and includes a discussion of marketing's 'sacred cows,' and how the process has caused ...

Understanding of Spirituality and Popoh Vuh the Bible

When we consider the Popol Vuh we see that this is an ancient Mayan text that has many stories and tales. Further more it...

Historical Indian Epic Mahabharata

Western thinking is presented in an interview with French author Jean-Claude Carriere who adapted the great epic for the stage. ...

Traditions of Irish Folklore

The enduring customs and cultural traditions reflected in Irish folklore are examined in 6 pages with the sacred thorn, the Sidhe,...

Death, Resurrection, and Eternal Life

In seven pages the texts Eternal Life? Life After Death As a Medical, Philosophical, and Theological Problem by Hans Hung and The...

'Sunday Morning' by Wallace Stevens, The Profane and the Sacred

In three pages this paper analyzes the sacred and the profane Wallace Stevens represents in the poem 'Sunday Morning.' There are ...

Kosovo's Political Turmoil

In five pages five arguments contained within James Kitfeld's article that appeared in the National Journal in November 1999 entit...

Artistic Representations of Rulers

In five pages this paper discusses how secular and sacred rulers have been artistically represented from this art history perspect...

Aristotelian Philosophy and Saint Thomas Aquinas

In eight pages this paper discusses how Aristotelian philosophy is refuted by St. Thomas Aquinas and also discusses the Summa Theo...

Music Makes Cold Hearts Warm and Hildegard of Bingen

In six pages this paper examines Hildegard of Bingen and her music in a consideration of its sacred music genre placement, style o...

Reviewing Closing of the American Mind Closing of the American Mind / Book Review

In The Closing of the American Mind, Allan Bloom decries the lapse of teaching of traditional American values in American universi...