Deity

Shinto Shrine, the Witness of Japanese Religion, Culture and Art Japan is very famous for both its traditional culture and its modern culture. Talking about traditional Japanese culture, shrine is one of the things that people would think of the most; and talking about modern Japanese culture, people would usually think about anime, games, etc. but even in these modern culture, there is still a high rate that shrine would exist. When people walk in Japan, they could find a lot of shrines. The…

Parvati is the Goddess of power. Because of her power, Vishnu, Brahma, and Siva are able to carry out their roles in the universe. Parvati herself is Nature and she makes the earth home for humanity. Omkara Mahaganapathy is considered the central deity of the temple. Interestingly enough, all Hindu rituals begin with this god. He is the creator and remover of all obstacles. Even the universal sound of “OM” is derived from Omkara. He is the true representation of this sound, which signifies…

The Book of John is foundational to the Christian faith. As a foremost document declaring the deity of Jesus, the text decisively establishes that He is God. Contained in the book, there are clear declarations by Jesus where He uses the name of God for Himself. By using the Old Testament name of God, “I AM,” Jesus is speaking in a style that presents Himself as deity. One place where this testimony is undisputable is in the description of the Good Shepherd. In the tenth chapter of the Book…

Mummies, pyramids, tombs. All three of these icons of death are associated with ancient Egypt. This was a deeply religious society obsessed with death and the continuation of life in the afterlife. As such, many steps were taken to preserve the body and possessions of the dead as they journeyed to the Duat (underworld) in death. These steps included mummification of the body, storage of household objects, jewelry, and whatever possessions were deemed necessary for the next life. However,…

In Hinduism, an individual’s soul undergoes the exhausting cycle of rebirth, or samsara, until liberation, or moksha, is achieved through becoming one with the world soul of Brahman. While separate paths exist to take when attempting to connect an individual soul with the world soul, the integral concept of the possession of a polytheistic imagination dictates the true worth behind any belief. By experiencing the polytheistic imagination, a person becomes able to understand, as Dr. Ortegren has…

and Tell-en-Nasbeh and Zorah in southern Israel, open-air structures along with religious altars. Artifacts found at these sites include libation bowls, pottery incense stands and steles representing the many deities along with other artifacts relating to pagan…

The Editing of a People’s Story Throughout Beowulf and “The Seafarer” religious references can be seen, both of Anglo Saxon and Christian origins. The changeover from use of the Anglo Saxon deity, “Wyrd” to the Christian word “God” within the pieces illustrates the influence on literature by the wave of re christianization. Most of the influence is seen in the translation of Beowulf, which was by the Christian monk. The change of the word Wyrd to the word God, in a way stripped the Anglo Saxons…

goddess or a deity. It originated with Gerald Gardner’s “Five-Fold Kiss”, which he used as an Initiation Rite. The phrase “Blessed Be” is sacred and should be used with respect and in appropriate ways. It is meant as an actual invocation of the deity’s blessing so it is a much deeper blessing than a general blessing such as “be blessed” or something similar. To me the phrase “Blessed Be” is a special way to invoke a very focus and powerful personal blessing from the goddess, god, or a deity…

far to say that the beings that existed then were of a “Golden Race”, living in a land barren of sorrow or toil (Learning). An idealized time during which humanities good graces with the gods resulted in a utopian life under the protection of their deities. Skimming the rest of the poem would leave the reader facing a massive change in tone, as Hesiod changes his focus to the modern human for whom “toil and sorrow by day are theirs, and by night the anguish of death” (Learning). Moreover, he…

The followers of the Hindu and Islam religions have been fighting each other for hundreds of years. This conflict has varied from hateful arguments to heinous acts of violence. The problems these two religions have with each other mainly stem from both sides focusing on differences and not considering what the opposing side is going through. There have been many attempts made to quell this ongoing feud. Sadly, none have been successful. The way to end this senseless aggression is to breed…