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Искусство Евразии, 2021 This article is about the meanings and iconography of the deity Indala, known in China and Japan as the God of the Monkeys. Famous images from Japanese, Chinese and Indian treatises and other sources are given. The translation of Lokesh Chandra's article
Chandra, L.
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Documenta Praehistorica, 2012 Bovine iconography is one of the most important components for understanding social identities among Neolithic Vinča culture communities. It is believed that both wild and domesticated cattle were introduced into Vinča culture symbolic practice as one of
Miloš Spasić
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Wątki misyjne w nowożytnej ikonografii Świętego Franciszka Ksawerego (w wybranych dziełach sztuki)
Annales Missiologici Posnanienses, 2019 The iconography of Saint Francis Xavier abounds in mission themes. It includes literal and allegorical motives. Symbols are present in this iconography, but the narration prevails.
Justyna Sprutta
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Folia Historica Cracoviensia, 2007 The Trinitarian Order, Ordo Sanctissimae Trinitatis de Redemptione Captivorum, was founded by St. John de Matha (d. 1213) with the participation of St. Felix de Valois (d. 1212). The first abode was located in Cerfroid, in the diocese of Meaux in France.
Andrzej Witko
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The Concept of Fertility in the Dakhleh Oasis, Cult and Symbolism [PDF]
Journal of Tourism, Hotels and Heritage, 2022 This study examines the opinion of the oasis’ dwellers about their environment which differs from the perception of the dwellers outside the oasis. The local cult of fertility in Dakhleh attested by the worship of Seth as a protector and fertility god ...
Manar Hamed
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Communicare, 2022 South Africa’s 2019 elections, like others before, will be remembered for the historical significance around the ANC ruling party’s sharp decline in polls, the surging and re-emergence of the ideologically extreme parties, the Economic Freedom Fighters (
Shepherd Mpofu +2 more
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A Research on the Context and Reasons of Muslim Painters’ Reluctance to the Islam’s Prophet’s (S.W.A.) Iconography in Painting before the Ilkhanid Period [PDF]
نگره, 2014 Although researchers disagree about the prophet’s first illustration, it should be accepted that following the emergence of the Ilkhanids in Iran, iconography made considerable progress, and the question here is why prior to this era, illustration of ...
Mohammad Javad Saeidizadeh +1 more
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First record of Lepanthes appendiculata Ames (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Nicaragua, with comments on the morphological variation, geographical distribution, and conservation status [PDF]
Check List, 2016 Lepanthes appendiculata Ames, a new record for the orchid flora of Nicaragua is presented, with comments on its geographical distribution, floral variations, and analysis of conservation status following IUCN criteria.
Norman Cash-Arcia +4 more
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Early Modern Low Countries, 2021 This article demonstrates how an expanding population of artists in the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic was connected artistically, and how such connections were translated into artistic innovations that fuelled the rapid flourishing of Dutch arts ...
Weixuan Li
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ReligionsThis study examines the origins and symbolic meanings of the iconography of Vaiśravaṇa, which gained prominence in East Asia during the 200 years after the 8th century, through the lens of royal imagery as both a devotee and protector.
Yeoung Shin Shim
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