In comparing the art of two cultures 
.... In both
cultures, sculpture was primarily religious in nature. .... of the Yoruba, which were invested with their own share of the spirit of the
gods, served very ....
(1729
7
)
The Gods of the Aztec, Mayan and Inca Empires
.... It is interesting to note that just as the Indian priests in each of these three
cultures believed that their
gods were becoming increasingly angry, the ....
(2571
10
)
The History of Animal Sacrifice
.... Sacrifices were thought to sustain the
gods in some
cultures, while in others they were offered in order to bargain with the
gods. ....
(1045
4
)
Gods of Ancient Egypt
.... as a "bridge over the chasm dividing the people and the
gods" (Dunn 2). In later Egyptian
cultures, the kings were considered transformed into
gods, which gave ....
(1295
5
)
Greek and Roman Society, Relationships
.... The
gods were significant to both
cultures, but they were designed as an instrument to demonstrate the ways of god to man and of men to other men. ....
(1707
7
)
Aztec Art
.... Aztec art, like the art of other
cultures, reveals a great deal about the culture .... that remain from Aztec culture are emblematic of the worship of
gods and kings ....
(927
4
)
ANCIENT GREEK AND HEBREW THOUGHT
.... Zeus or any of the pantheon of Greek
gods and goddesses. One can also look to the idea of "wisdom" as being different in the two
cultures- the Greeks seeing it ....
(1688
7
)
Ancient Belief in the Gods
.... ones and some variation necessarily existed among
cultures and eras. The concept of prophecy is related to a human ability to know what the
gods have planned ....
(2345
9
)
Minoan and Mycenaean Cultures
.... they stored the wealth; they provided places to worship the
gods; and they .... of beams, crossbeams, and chimneys (Chadwick 138 These two
cultures·the Minoan ....
(1862
7
)
Native Americans & Adaptation of Dominant Cultures
.... Their original
cultures were devalued, seen by the Spanish as primitive and .... of the Virgin Mary, for instance, was compatible with veneration of their own
gods. ....
(1358
5
)
Egyptian Mythology
.... as a "bridge over the chasm dividing the people and the
gods" (Dunn 2). In later Egyptian
cultures, the kings were considered transformed into
gods, which gave ....
(1297
5
)
Sculpture and Culture
.... of sculpture and culture will look at the artworks of various
cultures from Mesopotamia .... we see that Mesopotamian sculpture tells us about the
gods and religion ....
(1758
7
)
John Early - The Maya and Catholicism
.... To channel and know such powerful
gods, the Catholic priest was seen as a .... became embedded in Mayan religious practices, but the indigenous
cultures were able ....
(1131
5
)
Sophists
.... encyclopedic knowledge of different
cultures made them skeptical about the possibility of .... lie." To whoever argues that reliance of God or
gods for instruction ....
(1551
6
)
The Trickster
.... between the world of the
gods and the world of mortals. This paper examines two different Trickster types drawn from two very different
cultures, Kweku Ananse ....
(1787
7
)
Cultural Trickster Types
.... between the world of the
gods and the world of mortals. This paper examines two different Trickster types drawn from two very different
cultures, Kweku Ananse ....
(1787
7
)
2 Versions of the Flood Story The flood story recurs in many anc
.... of the world, though the nature of the story may be very different in some
cultures. .... Noah story, the role of God differs from the role of the
gods in Gilgamesh ....
(2015
8
)
The Rise & Fall of the Aztec Empire
.... and qualities of many other
cultures, especially military-oriented
cultures, the fall of .... The obsession with mass sacrifice [to appease the
gods] was becoming ....
(2539
10
)
Ecological Diversity of Precolumbian Mesoamerica
.... in the relationships among the beginning and end of the cosmos, the
gods, the animals .... Coe writes of evidence of later
cultures from El Salvador to the Middle ....
(835
3
)
Ancient People of Mesoamerica
.... This region was the birthplace of a number of Pre-Columbian
cultures, including the .... to time, which was closely connected with the cosmic forces, ie, the
gods. ....
(1455
6
)
Creation Myths
There are as many creation myths as there are
cultures and each has its own particular way of .... These are the creator
gods, whose power resided in the word. ....
(1490
6
)
The Trickster Archetype
.... a common element of tricksters as portrayed in Native American and African
cultures. .... Biblical writers were living in a world where many
gods were downright ....
(2891
12
)
Global Bioethics Euthanasia
.... nature of the
gods worshipped in any culture directly affects prevailing health beliefs" (6). The same is true whether we are discussing ancient
cultures or ....
(2018
8
)
The Parthenon and the Pantheon
.... Both are so well preserved because they were adapted by later
cultures. .... The Greeks had two duties, to venerate the
gods and be members of the polis. ....
(1686
7
)
Black African & Native American Societies
.... communities possess internal histories of relations defined according to their separate
cultures. .... key to understanding this belief is that their
gods were, and ....
(2285
9
)
The Work that Stories Do
.... Only a few people, selected by the
gods for their virtuousness, are saved by .... Genesis of Noah - and in hundreds of other versions in different
cultures and from ....
(1916
8
)
Greek Philosophy and Political Thought
.... had many stories to explain their
gods and the behavior of those
gods, and these .... is made up of success stories" (Van Buitenen 5). Both
cultures valued sharp ....
(1396
6
)
Four World Civilizations
.... with the Nile and agriculture, especially the sun and land
gods seen as .... arrived Aryan peoples, and the new civilization mixed the two
cultures of Harappan and ....
(2930
12
)
Medical Practice In Ancient Babylonia
.... Whereas the Babylonians had numerous
gods, the Chinese had their own religious beliefs. In addition, both
cultures thought that evils spirits, or demons, could ....
(2617
10
)
Gilgamesh and Sinuhe
....
cultures. Both Gilgamesh and Sinuhe embark on adventurous travels, are consummate warriors, and are deemed to be connected spirituality with the
gods. ....
(1048
4
)
