Tag Archives: Religion

17th Century: The Favorite Sounds of Finn

Posted on October 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Binn sin, a luin Doire an Chairn! ní chuala mé i n-aird san bhith ceól ba binne ná do cheól agus tú fá bhun do nid. Aoincheól is binne fán mbith,— mairg nách éisteann ris go fóil, a mhic Arphluinn … Continue reading →

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2014: Interwoven with Others

Posted on October 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

In a 2014 study, Tanya Luhrmann found that when people hear voices in their heads, the personae and tone of those voices are shaped by culture; in the United States, the voices are threatening and severe, but in Africa and … Continue reading →

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1895: Procession

Posted on October 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo: The Procession (1892-1895)

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2009: Crumbs

Posted on October 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

D. R. McCoy: Crumbs (2009); “I have been studying the Book of Acts recently, which reminded me that gentiles like myself are only allowed into the kingdom because we are receiving the ‘crumbs’ discarded by the people in Jesus’ day. … Continue reading →

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17th Century: Manual

Posted on October 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Tantric Hindu Ritual Manual: Nepal, 17th Century (source)

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1914: Kotsuis and Hohhuq

Posted on October 1, 2017 by corvusfugit

Edward S. Curtis: Kotsuis and Hohhuq (Nakoaktok) (1914); “These two masked performers in the winter dance represent huge, mythical birds. The mandibles of these tremendous wooden masks are controlled by strings.” The ‘Nak’waxda’xw (or Nakoaktok) are a nation of Kwak’wala-speaking … Continue reading →

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1770: Trifacial Trinity

Posted on September 30, 2017 by corvusfugit

Painted by an anonymous artist of Peru’s Cusco School in the mid-eighteenth century (c. 1750 – 1770), this work sought to represent the Roman Catholic doctrine of the Holy Trinity. The typology—known as a Trifacial Trinity—had been banned by the … Continue reading →

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1873: The Monk

Posted on September 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

George Inness: The Monk (1873)

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1400: Rain God

Posted on September 25, 2017 by corvusfugit

This Mixtec figure from the Middle Post Classic Period (1200-1400) represents a person impersonating a deity—a practice whereby the god would have been brought into the world of human experience. The undersized symbolic weapon and shield, as well as the … Continue reading →

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1551: The Harrowing of Hell

Posted on September 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Pieter van der Heyden: The Descent of Christ into Limbo (1551) In the Christian tradition, between his death on the cross and the resurrection Christ descended into Hell to rescue the souls of the righteous who lived before him and … Continue reading →

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