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    When interested in the religious culture of medieval Europe in late antiquity‚ “The Cult of Saints” by Peter Brown is a magnificent source to turn to. Among receiving honorary degrees‚ prizes and book awards‚ Brown is also a historian at Princeton University who focuses on social and religious aspects of medieval Europe. Brown critically analysis the significance of saints and their holy remains to the people of Europe following the fall of the Roman Empire. These sacred figures in Christianity heavily

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    person who does not understand American’s lifestyle. Nacirema is American spelled backwards Miner writes about is every household having a “shrine room” and those individuals with more power contain more than one. He remarks that the shrines rituals ‘are not with family but are private”and the box or chest which contains “magical potions”. The “shrine room” Miner describes is the bathroom and the box with magical potions is the medicine cabinet. The most important potions are described to be

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    other ways to honor the earth while maintaining our modern lives‚ it is easy to make a connection to Shinto‚ even for those lacking a Japanese heritage or cultural understanding. While there are several distinct types of Shinto (including Ko Shinto; Shrine Shinto; Sect Shinto; and Folk Shinto‚ which includes practices such as divination and shamanism)‚ the various branches are unified in their belief that all things have a kami‚ a spiritual essence or soul. There are no binding tenets‚ no defined set

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    through the school yard that has been there for many years and is part of the villagers culture and religion. The villagers are said to believ that this path is very sacred to them and has been throughout all the years. The path leads from the village shrine to the people of the village sacred burial ground. If Mr. Obi’s final decision is to remove the pathway from the village to the burial grounds this just may cause turmoil between him and the villagers. Not everyone has the same thoughts and beliefs

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    In Act 1 Scene 5‚ Shakespeare presents the relationship between Romeo and Juliet as sacred. This is evident from Romeo’s words to Juliet‚ " If I profane with my unworthiest hand/ This holy shrine‚ the gentle sin is this". Romeo is comparing Juliet’s hand to a holy place which is unworthy to be visited by Romeo’s hand. "My lips‚ two blushing pilgrims‚ ready stand/ To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss." These words by Romeo again do the job of making it clear to the audience that the relationship

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    A brilliant tower delegated a cone shaped lush slope‚ Swayambhunath Stupa is the most old and perplexing of all the heavenly hallowed places in Kathmandu valley. Its grandiose white arch and sparkling brilliant tower are obvious for some miles and from all sides of the valley. Verifiable records found on a stone engraving give prove that the stupa was at that point a critical Buddhist journey goal by the fifth century AD. Its sources be that as it may‚ date to a much prior time‚ much sooner than

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    and relationships between characters started to change. In “A west coast Woman’ by Jan Hopaklyissumqwa Gould‚ Mark becomes disconnected from his community and Sadie and her Grandfather’s relationships started to change. However‚ in “Incidents at the shrine” by Ben Okri‚ Anderson does not fit in is village and Anderson’s relationship with the people in his village changed. First of all‚ in A West Coast Women‚ mark became isolated from his community. His community did not respect the choices he made.

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    North‚ Central‚ & West India BHIMBETKA (8000 B.C.) The Bhimbetka rock are an archaeological World Heritage site located in Raisen District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The Bhimbetka shelters exhibit the earliest traces of human life in India; a number of analyses suggest that at least some of these shelters were inhabited by man for in excess of 100‚000 years. Some of the Stone Age rock paintings found among the Bhimbetka rock shelters are approximately 30‚000 years old. MAURYA and

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    When discussing Shinto there are two different types which are State and Shrine Shinto. State Shinto refers to the use of Shinto traditions and beliefs to support Japanese nationalism in the late 19th century and early 20th century. This form of religious nationalism is often associated with what is called the Meiji Restoration‚ which began in 1867 when samurai rule in Japan was defeated and the Emperor was restored. Shrine Shinto was the most authentically Japanese form of religion and culture‚

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    something to bring them closer to the religious realm of heaven and connect that realm to Earth. The Ziggurat served as a temple‚ a shrine‚ and‚ quite possibly a burial site (Fiero 28)‚ although it is not known that these Ziggurats had any internal chambers for this purpose. These structures were a symbol of the mountain where the Heavens and Earth was linked (Fiero 28). The shrine rooms were tended to by the priests and priestesses‚ and it was also a place where tablets inscribed‚ in cuneiform‚ with the

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