Sacred

In a futuristic society, the earth is dying of blight while dust is destroying people’s homes. Cooper, a former NASA pilot, agrees to become part of a space odyssey in attempt to travel through a wormhole to another galaxy and find a habitable planet that would allow humans to escape Earth. Throughout the journey, Cooper constantly thinks about his family. His goal is to complete the mission in the least amount of time and return home. Cooper and his team are able to visit two planets while…

reading The Sacred and the Profane by Mircea Eliade the reader is forced to question many of their ideas about religion and what exactly is sacred and profane according to their own personal and religious experiences. Sacred meaning “devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated” (“Sacred”). Also profane which means, “characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious” (“Profane”). When looking at what qualifies as a sacred or…

making power. Sacred Road emphasizes equality and participatory approaches in their programs, and also encourages the community to unite together in their commonalities rather than sticking to the every man for himself mindset that often exists according to…

has become sanctified and venerated to such an extent that it was and has continued to be deemed as a “sacred space,” a heavy description, that according to Mercea Eliade’s The Sacred and The Profane requires “a strong, significant space…[of certain religious or holy] structure or consistency” (Eliade 1987: 22).This…

In chapter one of his book “The Sacred & Profane: The Nature of Religion,” author Mircea Eliade introduces the conceptual and religious importance of sacred space on an individual and worldly level. He begins by discussing the differences between religious man and nonreligious man and how those variations relate to the ideas within sacred space and profane space. Eliade defines a nonreligious man as one “who rejects the sacrality of the world, who accepts a profane existence, divested of all…

revere as being above all criticism and questioning, this is where the idiomatic expression “sacred cow” came to fruition. This expression usually defines topics that are unreasonably considered this way and don’t deserve that certain protection from opinion. Certain political beliefs and religion are topics that fall under this definition. To get around the social consequences of talking about these “sacred cows” people try and use comedy and satire. If we start limiting what we can say or how…

describes the overall message of the Sacred Heart Goals. The Sacred Heart Goals are a group of goals created by the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, which was founded by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat. Saint Madeleine's goals were primarily to empower and educate young girls about their faith and the world around them. She wanted to establish many schools around the world to educate as many girls as possible, and this happened around the 19th and 20th Century. The Sacred Heart Goals influence us…

Historians argue which figure depicts the sacred; perhaps it is the clothed and modest girl on the left while naked Venus depicts profane love that sexualizes the physical body. Or, consequently, the sumptuous outfit of the woman on the left reveals a focus on worldly riches and thus is more profane, while the naked female shows a connection to nature and the Maker, thus being more sacred as well as depicting a woman’s sacred duty to reproduce. Nevertheless, they symbolize the two sides…

and sets the gods' utterances firm... who proclaims all that is forgotten.” This script is very sacred and was used to record the words and deeds of the gods and goddesses and pharaohs. Since it was…

loudspeakers. When you go to the gym to work out a rap song is blaring out of the speakers. Music is constantly around us. When people hear a song images pop into their heads. Music plays a key role in the sense of place. The articles Place or Space and Sacred Spaces and Tourist Places, the way images are presented, and the things I learned all contributed to our project in the way music corresponds to geographic sense of place. In the article Place or Space by Mike Crang, Mike writes, “Spaces…