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A pioneering interdisciplinary study of the art, production and social functions of Late Antique ritual artefacts. Utilising case studies from the Graeco-Egyptian magical papyri and the Heidelberg archive it establishes new approaches, provides a holistic understanding of the multi-sensory aspects of ritual practice, and explores the transmission of knowledge traditions across faiths.

Art and religion --- Religious articles --- Ritual in art

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In Time and the Ancestors: Aztec and Mixtec Ritual Art , Maarten Jansen and Aurora Pérez present new interpretations of enigmatic masterpieces from ancient Mexico. Combining iconographical analysis with the study of archaeological contexts, historical sources and living cultural traditions, they shed light on central symbols and values of the religious heritage of indigenous peoples, paying special attention to precolonial perceptions of time and the importance of ancestor worship. They decipher the meaning of the treasure deposited in Tomb 7 at Monte Albán (Oaxaca) and of artworks such as the Roll of the New Fire (Selden Roll), the Aztec religious sculptures and, last but not least, the mysterious chapter of temple scenes from the Book of Night and Wind (Codex Borgia).

Aztec art. --- Mixtec art. --- Ritual in art. --- Art, Mixtec --- Mixtec Indians --- Art, Mexican --- Art, Aztec --- Aztecs --- Art --- Regional & national history --- History of the Americas

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One of the most magnificent and enduring themes in Chinese painting history can be found depicted in Daoist temples from the local village up to the very capital, viz., the paintings of the Heavenly Court (chaoyuan tu). Surprisingly, its images have remained largely unstudied in Western scholarship. Drawing on a comparative study of four complete sets of wall paintings dating back to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries (the oldest examples), and their related images, painting criticism, stele inscriptions, and Daoist ritual manuals, the author offers the first comprehensive study of the historical development, iconography, ritual context, methods of mural design, and the personalisations made by patrons of the four Heavenly Court paintings.

S17/0610 --- S13A/0401 --- China: Art and archaeology--Painting: frescoes and wall-paintings --- China: Religion--Popular religion: Taoism --- Mural painting and decoration, Chinese. --- Ritual in art. --- Taoist gods in art. --- Taoist mural painting and decoration --- Taoist mural painting and decoration -- China. --- Mural painting and decoration, Chinese --- Taoist gods in art --- Ritual in art --- Visual Arts --- Art, Architecture & Applied Arts --- Painting --- Mural painting and decoration, Taoist --- Mural painting and decoration --- Chinese mural painting and decoration

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What does it mean to become and work as an artist today? What unique challenges do artists face in the twenty-first century, and what skills are required to overcome them? How might art become an expression of spiritual life? In addressing these and other questions, Deborah J. Haynes offers reflections that range from the practical to the deeply philosophical. She explores challenging ideas: impermanence, suffering, and the inevitability of death; the virtues of generosity, kindness, and compassion; and more abstract concepts such as negative capability, groundlessness, and wisdom. Individual chapters are framed by personal stories and images from the artist's work. Beginning Again: Reflections on Art as Spiritual Practice is a personal statement, born from the author's experience as an artist, writer, teacher, and Buddhist practitioner. Haynes writes for artists--and for all exploring the relationship of their creativity to the inner life. For Haynes, making and looking at art can be a form of meditation and prayer, a space for solitude, silence, and living in the present. -- back cover.

Mysticism and art. --- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) --- Art --- Ritual in art. --- Art and religion. --- Spirituality. --- Spiritual-mindedness --- Philosophy --- Religion --- Spiritual life --- Arts in the church --- Religion and art --- Art, Occidental --- Art, Visual --- Art, Western (Western countries) --- Arts, Fine --- Arts, Visual --- Fine arts --- Iconography --- Occidental art --- Visual arts --- Western art (Western countries) --- Arts --- Aesthetics --- Creative ability in art --- Creative ability in literature --- Imagination --- Inspiration --- Literature --- Creative ability --- Originality --- Art and mysticism --- Religious aspects --- Art, Primitive