Religious ecstasy

500 to 200 B.C., theatre served a completely different purpose than it does today; it solely dealt with honoring their Gods rather than entertaining the crowd and provoking thought. Arguably theatre was the most important part of the Athenian religious and social culture…

in religion. Religion, in some cases, is the very reason some countries are founded to begin with. Whether or not one believes in a particular religion, it is often agreed upon that religious principles hold some sort of importance in the majority of the world. China, for example, was once a large center for religious and philosophical beliefs. Chinese culture has been heavily influenced by the beliefs of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism; three philosophical schools often referred to as the…

The divinity is imagining an artist, black mind when, in an instant and from nothing, conceived a concept, a theme or a motive with which you can build all of a painting, or any other work of art. Now imagine that this master of the art is so skilled that, once it concludes its work, despite the diverse range of emotions, styles, containing, if one examines it closely, you will find a topic and the same idea. Inspiration is just another idea emerged at the head of the artist, but it is a…

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: Bourgeois and Proletariats. "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles." This opening statement by Marx summarizes his arguments in the first section of the manifesto. In this section of the communist manifesto, Marx with the help of Engels immediately creates the disparity between the two class groups; Bourgeoisie and the Proletariats. He engages the reader by describing the relationship between the…

Introduction After the reformation of religious and scientific revolution, European started emphasizing science and rationality, always holding a skeptical attitude to doubt everything and challenge the authority. The most influential German philosopher, Leibniz Voltaire, broke through the past conservative, repressive pattern of the society, highlighting individuality and freedom of speech. Baroque was breed under such convergence of conservative and freedom. Baroque period refers to 17th…

person’s sense will perceive as a member of the group. In a way, the function of religion is to integrate individuals into a group or society, which reassure people’s stability and cohesions. Third, religion creates collective consciousness. As a religious group, all members have the same set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes. As a result, as a group, they will start to accept these new standards, and integrate it in their daily life. In the book “Selected Writing”, Durkheim argues…

compositional arrangement and intimate play on space the divine is made palpable. The diagonal composition structure, with the ‘earthly’ angled below the divine, further creates a painting of presence, inducing a transformative experience. Despite clear religious order the tightly cropped composition allows for a physical and psychological overlap where a sense of unity and order is created. A moment in which a shift in focus occurs, where the spectator feels complete involvement with the…

A vision is something seen in a dream, trance, or religious ecstasy, especially a supernatural appearance. Visions generally have more clarity than dreams, and more reality. Visions emerge from spiritual traditions and provide a look into human nature and reality. So to have a vision is to imagine something as…

landscapes changed, and humans traversed lands, the religious or spiritual aspect of life became imminent. The expansion and influence of religion or spiritual system created diversity within cultures, lands, and societies. Tribes or primitive groups of people started with spiritual beliefs were the forces and entities of Earth played a big part in people’s lives. Eventually, with the advancement of societies, humans began adapting prominent religious sanctities and factions. As a result, large…

The border between religious worship and mental disorder seems to be quite thin in the Book of Margery Kempe. Much of the time she is sobbing uncontrollably about something she saw or did that she didn’t think fit her perspective of piety. It is not that far out to say that Margery Kempe is obsessed with her piety, to the point that it sometimes becomes a dangerous like when she was accused of being a Lollard. Moreover, her piety seems to follow a distinct cycle of seeing a certain thing that…