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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"Altar"”.
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The Earth is My Altar: A Black Trans Museology
In contending with slavery’s ubiquitous shadow over civil society and museum spaces, I revel in Blackness and transness’ ability to become a portal, or a disruption in the white supremacist, heteropatriarchal nature of the museum. As two social conditions defined by constructions that privilege …
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Altar And Stage: Liturgical Drama in Three Theatrical Traditions
<p>This paper compares the historical, religious and political situations surrounding the origins of three important dramaturgical texts: Regularis Concordia in tenth-century England, The Natyasastra in seventh-century India, and Zeami's Fushikaden of fifteenth-century Muromaki Japan. It attempts …
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At Casey’s Altar – exploring the life and music of Bobby Casey
This thesis explores the life and music of Bobby Casey (1926-2000), an Irish traditional fiddle player born and raised in Annagh, a small townland in rural West Clare, who is regarded as one of the finest exponents of Irish traditional fiddle playing of the twentieth century. Utilising an …
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The Sacrificial Altar of Development: Critiquing Narratives of Developmentalism in Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction
Since its inception, sf in China has served dual critical and didactic purposes. On the one hand to spread modernism and scientific education whilst entrenching Chinese nationalism with visions of technological miracles and the inevitable rise of China as a global power. On the other hand, it has …
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Multidimensional Spatial Characterization of Plant Invasions in 'El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar' Biosphere Reserve
… in a portion of 'El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar' Biosphere Reserve (PBR) in northwestern Sonora, Mexico. This approach combined genetic algorithms, geographic information systems, field methods, statistical analysis, and remote sensing modeling at multiple spatial and temporal scales to …
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Altar und Liturgieraum im römisch-katholischen Kirchenbau : eine bauhistorische Betrachtung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Veränderung des Standorts des Altars nach dem Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzil (1962 - 1965)
The Christian altar came from the table, at which Jesus ate the Last Supper with the Twelve. Without doubt, the table stood in the middle of the room. However, the infant church did not consider the table as a liturgical device, but only as a dining table. Every table could be used for the Holy …
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Liturgická reforma oltáře a její aplikace v královéhradecké diecézi
The Rigorous thesis "Liturgical Altar Reform and its Application in the Diocese of Hradec Králové" first defines the term "altar" and briefly introduces the main historical development stages of the altar up to the period following the Second Vatican Council. It then presents the post-conciliar …
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Evolución y geocronología de alta precisión de la actividad magmática e hidrotermal en los depósitos tipo pórfido de Cu-(Au-Mo) del proyecto Altar, San Juan, Argentina
El proyecto Altar, localizado en la Cordillera Principal andina de la provincia de San Juan (Argentina), representa un conjunto de centros mineralizados tipo pórfido de cobre, agrupados en las áreas de Altar, Quebrada de la Mina (QDM) y Altar Norte. La mineralización está asociada a stocks y diques …
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The Relationship Between Faith Formation Experiences and Spiritual Maturity: A Quantitative Study
… study was to determine the efficacy, if any, of altar calls as a form of a public evangelistic invitation. Since there is no scriptural command with regard to the practice, the literature prior to this study relied solely on opinion, conjecture, anecdotal stories, and the occasional attempt to …
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Bernini Started It
Bernini’s altar at St. Peter’s Basilica is a sacred focal point and manifestation of divine power and glory - the Church at the height of its power and an authoritative flaunting of papal infallibility. The altar rests upon the tomb of St. Peter from which the Pope traces his legitimacy. At this …
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The Efficacy of Creating an Art Based Plant Terrarium as a "Living Altar" to Help Individuals Cope with the Loss of a Companion Animal
… an art based plant terrarium, as a “living altar” will help individuals cope with the loss of a pet. The researcher also hypothesized that participants with a stronger attachment to their pets will experience a greater benefit from the art process than participants with lower attachment. …
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Just As I Was: The Presence of Sacramentalism in the Methods of Southern Baptist Revivalism
… addressed are the sinner’s prayer and the altar call. Chapter one will give an introduction to the subject as well as lay out the thesis and methodology. Chapter two will look at two of the major figures in the development revivalism. The first, who many consider the father of revivalism, …
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Burial Chronological Sequencing of the Colonial Maya Cemetery at Tipu, Belize Using Fluoride Ion Analysis
… Furthermore, within the nave, the area near the altar, a place reserved for elites and honored members of the community, was used differently as well. At first, the burials were located toward the rear of the nave away from the altar. Toward the end of the cemetery’s use, the altar was the …
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Exploring Sacred Objects And Their Meanings In Catholic Mexicano Households: Domestic Religious Practices In San Antonio
… formed with the objects used on traditional home altars in the Catholic Mexicano community of San Antonio, Texas to demonstrate how objects help maintain connections with past and present religious, personal, and cultural traditions and identities. </p> <p>Traditionally Catholics of Mexican …
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'A City of Brick': Visual Rhetoric in the Roman Principate
… myth in state art on the Ara Pacts Augustae, Altar of Augustan Peace, and how traditional rhetorical techniques are at work on the altar. Chapter Three focuses on the political myth as represented on coins from the Senatorial and Imperial mints, the most widely seen rhetorical media in the …
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'n Ondersoek na die bronne wat Matthias Grünewald gebruik het vir die skilder van die Isenheim-altaarstuk : die Kruisigingstoneel
… of the crucifixion scene of the Isenheim altar. It will also look at the life and works of Matthias Grünewald. Matthias Grünewald's life is as much a mystery as William Shakespeare's life. There are few records of his life available and he used his wife's maiden name. Many of his works …
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Konstruktionen av det heliga. Altarna i det medeltida Lunds stift
This dissertation deals with the subject of altars in the churches of the medieval diocese of Lund. The main work on altars in the Catholic church is Joseph Braun´s Der christliche Altar in seiner geschichtlichen Entwicklung (1924). However, despite its extensive content it does not deal with the …
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