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Chapter 8 Deities and Places of Worship: 

Chapter 8 Deities and Places of Worship

“The Divine Realm”: 

“The Divine Realm” INTRODUCTION Art is a way for humans to understand the divine realm to some degree. How can art become a form of prayer? What are some characteristics of sacred spaces?

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Images of Spiritual Beings Early deities Egyptian deities The Greek gods Hinduism Buddhism Judaism Christianity Gods for special purposes

Snake Goddess, Minoan, 1600 BCE. Glazed Earthenware.: 

Snake Goddess , Minoan, 1600 BCE. Glazed Earthenware .

The Goddess Hathor, Egypt: 

The Goddess Hathor , Egypt

The Goddess Hathor, Egypt: 

The Goddess Hathor, Egypt

Zeus, or Poseidon, Greece, 460-450 BCE. Bronze.: 

Zeus, or Poseidon , Greece, 460-450 BCE. Bronze.

9.7 The Water and Moon Guanyin Bodhisattva. Painted wood, 7'11“ high. China, Song Dynasty, c. 1100. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City. Purchase: Nelson Trust.: 

9.7 The Water and Moon Guanyin Bodhisattva. Painted wood, 7'11“ high. China, Song Dynasty, c. 1100. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City. Purchase: Nelson Trust.

Matthias Grunewald. The Isenheim Altarpiece, Germany, 1510-1515. Oil on wood.: 

Matthias Grunewald. The Isenheim Altarpiece , Germany, 1510-1515. Oil on wood.

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Humans Respond to God Ceremonies Offerings Sacrifices Prayers

9.13 Transformation Mask. Painted wood. Kwakiutl. British Columbia, twentieth century. American Museum of Natural History, New York. See also the text accompanying Figures 1.17 and 2.13.: 

9.13 Transformation Mask. Painted wood. Kwakiutl. British Columbia, twentieth century. American Museum of Natural History, New York. See also the text accompanying Figures 1.17 and 2.13.

9.14 Offering with Cili-Shaped Crown. Flowers, fruit, and palm leaves, approximately 24" tall. Bali, c. 1985. Photo Hans Hinz. See also the text accompanying Figure 5.8 for more on art making in Bali.: 

9.14 Offering with Cili-Shaped Crown. Flowers, fruit, and palm leaves, approximately 24" tall. Bali, c. 1985. Photo Hans Hinz. See also the text accompanying Figure 5.8 for more on art making in Bali.

9.15 Retablo of Maria de la Luz Casillas and Children. Oil on metal, 7" 10". Central Mexico, 1961. Durand-Arias Collection. Photo Jorge Durand. For more on this artwork, read the text accompanying Figure 6.6.: 

9.15 Retablo of Maria de la Luz Casillas and Children. Oil on metal, 7" 10". Central Mexico, 1961. Durand-Arias Collection. Photo Jorge Durand. For more on this artwork, read the text accompanying Figure 6.6.

9.19 JIMMIE KEWANWYTEWA. Ahola Kachina. Cottonwood, paint, feathers, wool, 13" high. Hopi, Third Mesa, Oraibi, 1942. Museum of Northern Arizona. See also the text accompanying Figure 5.21.: 

9.19 JIMMIE KEWANWYTEWA. Ahola Kachina. Cottonwood, paint, feathers, wool, 13" high. Hopi, Third Mesa, Oraibi, 1942. Museum of Northern Arizona. See also the text accompanying Figure 5.21.

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Places of Worship and their General Characteristics Housing sacred objects Incorporating elements of nature Providing sites for sacred ceremonies Using geometry symbolically Providing destinations for pilgrimages

Other Expressions of Temple Structures: 

Other Expressions of Temple Structures Temporal power Religious power Broad cultural values Scale, design, symmetry Suggest perfection, completion, balance, and formality Symmetry is metaphor for political power and divinity

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Temple Complexes and Large-Scale Sacred Architecture The Greek temple The Mesoamerican temple The Hindu temple The Gothic cathedral The Buddhist temple The Islamic mosque

Stonehenge, Wiltshire England, 2000 BC. 24’.: 

Stonehenge , Wiltshire England, 2000 BC. 24’.

Acropolis, Athens Greece: 

Acropolis , Athens Greece

Pantheon, Rome Italy: 

Pantheon , Rome Italy

Temple of Horus, Edfu Egypt: 

Temple of Horus , Edfu Egypt

Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihaucan, Mexico: 

Pyramid of the Sun , Teotihaucan, Mexico

9.38 Kandarya Mahadeva Temple. Khajuraho, India, tenth–eleventh centuries. This is one of thirty temples at this site, dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, or Mahavira. Main tower is 130' high. Brian A. Vikander / Corbis.: 

9.38 Kandarya Mahadeva Temple. Khajuraho, India, tenth–eleventh centuries. This is one of thirty temples at this site, dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, or Mahavira. Main tower is 130' high. Brian A. Vikander / Corbis.

Temple of Heaven, Beijing China: 

Temple of Heaven , Beijing China

9.45 Masjid-i-Shah, or Royal Mosque (detail of the main portal). Isfahan, Iran, 1612–1637. Photo: Wim Swaan, Getty Research Library. See also the text accompanying Figures 2.12 and 5.18.: 

9.45 Masjid-i-Shah, or Royal Mosque (detail of the main portal). Isfahan, Iran, 1612–1637. Photo: Wim Swaan, Getty Research Library. See also the text accompanying Figures 2.12 and 5.18.

Chartres Cathedral, France: 

Chartres Cathedral , France