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This digital document is an article from Encyclopedia of Religion, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 4999 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The second edition of this highly regarded encyclopedia, preserving the best of the first edition's cross-cultural approach, while emphasizing religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture, this new edition is the definitive work in the field for the 21st century. An international team of scholars and contributors have reviewed, revised and added to every word of the classic work, making it relevant to the questions and interests of all researchers. ... Read more

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How many sheep does a dinosaur eat, per day, while living on Noah's ark? This in-depth essay brings to life the new Creation Museum in Kentucky. Established science and religion writer, Stephen T. Asma, visits the museum and humorously chronicles the odd pseudo-science. Asma is the author of the book "Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: the Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums," and serves as an excellent guide to the museology of the Creation Museum. The director of the museum, Ken Ham, is interviewed, and the creationism/evolution debate is given fresh discussion. ... Read more

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The first major publication by the distinguished biblical scholar Frederick Henry Scrivener, this is a collation of twenty-three Greek manuscripts of the gospels. The Greek text is preceded by detailed introductory chapters in English, illustrating Scrivener's criteria for selecting the manuscripts, the methods he adopted to edit and collate the texts, and his critique of contemporary biblical scholarship. The introduction also provides comprehensive background information for each of the manuscripts, including details on location, condition and the likely date of origin, and offering valuable context for any study of the texts. First published in 1853, at a time when many ancient manuscripts were being rediscovered, this landmark book will fascinate all those interested in biblical textual studies and the history of the Greek Bible. ... Read more

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Religion mattered to the prehistoricSouthwestern people, just as it matters to their descendents today. Examining the role of religion can help to explain architecture, pottery, agriculture, even commerce. But archaeologists have only recently developed the theoretical and methodological tools with which to study this topic. Religion in the Prehispanic Southwest marks the first book-length study of prehistoric religion in the region. Drawing on a rich array of empirical approaches, the contributors show the importance of understanding beliefs and ritual for a range of time periods and southwestern societies. For professional and avocational archaeologists, for religion scholars and students, Religion in the Prehispanic Southwest represents an important contribution. ... Read more

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With funding from the Henry Luce Foundation, the Ackland Art Museum welcomed more than thirty professionals--museum directors, curators, educators, scholars, and faith leaders from across America--into a multiyear conversation about how museums might create a common ground for the exploration of art and faith.

With candor, Amanda Millay Hughes and Carolyn H. Wood open a window on the inner workings of a museum as it grappled with questions of meaning in the presentation of works of art with sacred content. The text includes more than 80 full color illustrations, essays, and presentations by scholars and museum professionals, as well as practical advice for educators and others interested in teaching and learning about world religions.
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This text examines the theory and practice of presenting history in museums. Using case studies and comparisons of practice, the contributors look at theoretical issues within their own specific field of study, and highlight good methods of practice and potential ways forward. ... Read more

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The Getty Museum houses an exceptional collection of ancient painted vases.This vovume, fifth in the series, follows the direction taken by preceding volumes by introducing previously unpublished information about the works.Most importantly for scholars and students of vase painting, these volumes provide additional access to the works through extensive illustrations, descriptions, and reconstructions. ... Read more

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A holiday keepsake featuring magnificent art from the Met

Perfect for gift-giving, this beautiful volume of holiday writings is lavishly illustrated with artwork from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Through holiday-rich artwork-from a medieval stained-glass window, a Currier and Ives print, and Arthur Rackham illustrations, to woodcuts from the Wiener Werkstätte, Romare Bearden's The Block, and Victorian greeting cards-every element of the Christmas season is lovingly depicted.

The accompanying text includes selections to delight every member of the family, from the youngest children, who will enjoy the traditional "I Saw Three Ships" and the beloved title poem, to parents and grandparents, who will savor selections by Joseph Brodsky and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and Other Seasonal Favorites is a treasury to share. ... Read more

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A guide to Glasgow's St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art. ... Read more

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This resource offers an introduction to the principles of Islamic art and the geometric designs upon which it is based. Presenting beautiful Islamic works from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art along with a series of pattern-making activities involving straightedge and compass, these materials are designed for use in the classroom and may be readily adapted by teachers to create exciting lessons in art, culture, math, and geometry. The boxed set includes a booklet with background information on Islamic art, eleven pattern-making activities (including reproducible geometric grids), twenty slides of Islamic works in the Metropolitan's collection, bibliographies, resources, and a glossary. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 25, pts. 1-2; Original Published by: The Trustees in 1922 in 150 pages; Subjects: Crow Indians; Indians of North America; Indian mythology; History / General; History / Native American; Religion / Ethnic & Tribal; Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies; ... Read more

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The Jewish Calendar 2006, now in its twenty-first year of publication, features spectacular images from The Jewish Museum of London. The museum's collections, the finest in the world, explore many aspects of Jewish life from medieval times to the present day.Forty-eight full-color illustrations of Judaic ceremonial and historical masterpieces are beautifully reproduced in this lovely calendar, which spans 16 months, from September 2005 to December 2006. It includes all national and Jewish holidays, as well as Sabbath candle-lighting times, weekly Torah portions, a list of Jewish holidays through the year 2011, and four wallet-size calendars. ... Read more