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Sacred Sands, Sacred Lands, Sacred Men
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In a short story entitled ‘The God’s Script’, the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges has Tzinacan, an Aztec priest, tell the tale of his incarceration.2 The priest, who has conducted ceremonies of human sacrifice, has been captured by Spanish conquistadores, tortured and condemned to life-long imprisonment in a hemispheric dungeon.
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In a short story entitled ‘The God’s Script’, the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges has Tzinacan, an Aztec priest, tell the tale of his incarceration.2 The priest, who has conducted ceremonies of human sacrifice, has been captured by Spanish conquistadores, tortured and condemned to life-long imprisonment in a hemispheric dungeon.
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Sacred Places and Sacred Landscapes
2012AbstractThis article discusses sacred places and landscapes within Mesoamerica. Sacred places and landscapes are created and evolve through human acts. While these places may reflect the cosmological organizing principles of society, they are not merely cosmograms but dynamic, complex landscapes created as settings for the reenactments of mytho ...
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Religion and the Arts
Abstract The Psalmic is less tidy and linear than popular interpretation, and author Edwidge Danticat explores the non-linear tensions between lament and joy. Her writing is cyclical rather than linear. As Danticat explores the individual and communal juxtaposition of tragedy and celebration, her writing echoes the varied tenor and emotions of the ...
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Abstract The Psalmic is less tidy and linear than popular interpretation, and author Edwidge Danticat explores the non-linear tensions between lament and joy. Her writing is cyclical rather than linear. As Danticat explores the individual and communal juxtaposition of tragedy and celebration, her writing echoes the varied tenor and emotions of the ...
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