Christianity – Religious symbol

The symbol of the cross in Christianity, according to some researchers, is also not the original, but, like the star and crescent in Islam, a later innovation. Initially, the symbol of the Christian religion was the image of a fish. In ancient Greek, fish is designated as Ίχθύς (“ichthys (ichthus)”), which corresponds to the abbreviation […]

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Anthropogonic myths

These are myths about the origin (including creation) of man. Anthropogonic myths are an integral part of cosmogonic myths. In anthropogonic myths, the origin of the entire human race and a certain people is not always clearly distinguishable (cf. the well-known identity of the name of the tribe and the word “man” in many traditions […]

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The King’s Body – Ritual Aspects (2)

By prof. Maria Schnitter Abstract: This paper examines some specific ritual standards concerning Ruler’s body and their theological, cultural, historical and political reasons. It tracks the transition from pre-Christian to early Christian ritual and its subsequent development in the frames of various Christian systems of standards. The paper is also an attempt to use Kantorowicz’ […]

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Astral myths

Or myths about constellations, stars, planets (in a broader sense – also lunar myths and solar myths). In the typologically early group of Astral myths, stars or constellations are often represented as animals, often in such myths we are talking about hunting animals. For the Evenks, the sky is the taiga of the upper world, […]

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