he survived by swimming until the waters went down” (South 1987:18). South’s tale is unique because it acts as a reasonable explanation for many people as to why unicorns are not present in the world anymore: they were wiped out by the flood. The religious symbolism of the unicorn did not only impact works of literature. “Late medieval and Renaissance pictures of a virgin holding a slain unicorn on her lap resemble those of pieta- depictions of Mary holding the dead Christ” (Sax 2013:9). Given this
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Religious Toleration in Early Modern Europe Emily Hannah 2A Most states in early modern Europe had a distinct religion set for them by their ruler; yet quite a few small splinter groups remained among the others. There are some states that allowed religious toleration‚ and in other states‚ anyone tolerating anything but Catholicism was quickly sent to the galleys or prison for the rest of their lives. The three aspects of this ongoing
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A Chalice as a Religious Icon A Chalice A chalice is an amazing icon for religions. Not only is ita sacred cup‚ representing the blood of Christ for Christians but it also represents goddesses and other secular images in others. A chalice represents many religions. Like Christianity‚ the Wicca‚ Catholicism‚ and Neo-Paganism‚ and much more use some representation of the chalice. Some of these religions you probably never even heard of. In some of these religions‚ a chalice is just as important as
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Anglo-Saxon Religious Poetry The influence of Christianity came to England from Ireland with the arrival of St. Augustine’mission. The ancient vernacular poetry unredeemed in its worldliness and paganism was sanctified by the Christianization of England. In consequence there was a marked change in the content and emotion of English poetry while leaving it form and general technique unaltered. Instead of seeking themes common to old-Germanic the Christianized Anglo-Saxons adopted a new world
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------------------------------------------------- Why are Human Beings Religious? ------------------------------------------------- “If there were no God‚ it would have been necessary to invent him.” - Voltaire Human beings are religious because we know about death. No sooner had man learned to walk on two legs than he had fallen to his knees with the knowledge that he would one day die. It is widely acknowledged by anthropologists and theologians alike that the difference between man
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Catholicism. Voltaire condemned Protestant clergy in much the same way as Catholic priests. Furthermore‚ although in theory Voltaire believed in religious equality‚ he held strongly anti-Semitic views‚ even calling Jews "abominable" in his Dictionary of Philosophy. Muslim clerics were described in much the same way. Clearly‚ Voltaire hated all religious institutions and customs. In his most satirical and important work‚ Candide‚ he incessantly mocks not only the Catholic Church‚ but also Protestants
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Saints and Sinners: Ishmael Bernal’s Religious Interpretations in Films by Pauline Claire Macaraeg Ishmael Bernal’s films have received countless acknowledgements throughout the years because of his unique style of “working out patterns of symbolic details” (Lumbera 25). And through these patterns‚ Bernal was able to portray his views on things as an auteur. This paper examines his interpretations of religion and religious activities through his films. But this only includes three of his works:
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classic masterpiece‚ the image of water has been deemed thought-provoking and‚ thus‚ attached to multiple versions of illustrations. I contend that the image of water is inextricably interwoven with religious doctrines‚ as Elliot has repeatedly reinforced the salvation function of religions. Religious Impact on Elliot Those religion-oriented westerners could not bear the declaration made by Nietzsche that God has died by the end of 19th century‚ but what Nietzsche pointed out was merely the
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Religious Hypocrisy in Tartuffe In the play Tartuffe‚ Moliere comically portrays how religious hyporites preyed on innocent individuals of the French society for their own benefits to demonstarte how corrupted a theocratic government can get. Moliere uses common characters to effeicently illistrate his argument: Tartuffe satirically represents the church or rather the Charlatans (hypocrites) of the church‚ and Orgon represents a typical god fearing individual. The plot of Taruffe describes how
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Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper Kyle S. Leister ETH/125 February 22‚ 2013 Heather Bickley Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper I picked Buddhism as my religious group. I am a Christian so this is interesting to me because if would have stayed in Thailand‚ Buddhism would be the religion that I would have learned and believed in. Buddhism is a very unique religion and it differs from all other religion out there. They do not believe in a God. Tak stated‚ “We don’t believe in a god because
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