Relic

In The Sacred and the Profane, Mircea Eliade traces the existence of sacred spaces and what characteristics each area follows to determine what defines a sacred space. Eliade has identified five elements of every sacred space. For a place to be sacred, there has to be a hierophany, cosmogonic qualities, a threshold, and where heavenly and earthly come to meet and has to have a break in the homogeneity of the space. To examine further, we explored Stonehill’s Chapel of Mary to see if it qualifies…

interesting because the knights are supposed to protect against attackers or intruders. Document 4 states that the Muslims destroyed its magnificent library, they also grabbed thousands of relics that were later sold in Europe. This is relevant because the library is important to the Christians also the Muslims stole their relics and sold them.There are more reasons why the crusades is negative but these are the main reasons why its…

Church is a central role that plays in a lot of people’s lives but money makes people ruin good things. The Canterbury tales has a lot of characters who aren’t very religious or lie about being religious. Church corruption is when is when people steal money or go to church for their own personal purpose. In the Canterbury tales the characters who are not religious or are apart of the church for personal gain are the Pardoner, The Monk, and the Friar. In the prologue of the Canterbury tales…

poor villagers, "With this trickery I have won a hundred marks, year, by year since I have been a pardoner" (Chaucer 406), it is evident here that the pardoners earns the trust of the people by peaching about avarice and then deliberately sells fake relics for his own selfish…

During the time period 500 CE to 1400 CE religion became a major aspect of society. Religions such as Christianity and Islam began to integrate into regions like Europe and the Middle East, and eventually shape and influence their society. During the Dark Ages in Europe Christianity started to grow which lead to the spread of Catholic Churches, that became an important place for towns in Europe, and major beliefs that changed people’s view on women. Similarly, in the Middle East a new religion…

would not make it out of Antioch until a pilgrim named Peter Bartholomew told the Norman leaders they could find the Holy Lance in the church of St. Peter within the walls of Antioch. The leaders immediately went to the church and found the sacred relic under the floor of St.…

Introduction Many churches across the United States of America celebrate their freedom through displays of patriotism, such as singing patriotic songs, posting an American flag, and honoring the nation itself. Respected religious leader, Alexander Campbell defined patriotism as an extension of selfishness and the “great and damning sin of mankind.” Furthermore, God tells His people, “You shall have no other gods before me” (Exod 20:3). Yet, many churches continue to honor the nation, despite…

In Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the general prologue skims over the characters as the narrator chooses to show us. The last two pilgrims the reader is introduced to are the Summoner and Pardoner, who were travelling together before meeting the larger party. When describing the Summoner, the narrator begins by saying he had a cherubic face except it wasn’t a compliment. His face was red and full of pimples and he had narrow eyes. He was passionate and lecherous. He pretended to be wise…

When we hear the word sacrifice, we often think of completely selfless acts in which someone does something for another entirely for the other person’s benefit. The image of a soldier sacrificing his life for his comrades comes to mind as the biggest sacrifices that the people of the US make in humanitarian issues during contemporary times. Sacrifice does not mean giving up something for nothing; it means giving up one thing for something else we believe is more valuable. Ethics has…

by analyzing and interpreting the various activities that the Vikings participated in such as trading, farming, and exploring. Also in the documentary, there is a large emphasis on archeology. Oliver himself is an archeologist. He presents numerous relics and artifacts from Viking society and explains their historical significance while at the same time explaining how they were part of the aspects that constituted the foundations of Viking society. Another way that the filmmaker strengthens his…