I may have done it. . . slight heresy on my post on the Discovery in the Temple last week. It was not my intention, of course. Show me the Church teaches other than what I’m saying, and I really won’t fight! I was not trying to teach doctrine, butRead More →
1 / 11 “Chanting the Holy Book” is an artwork by Fahimeh Amiri that is displayed at the Springville Museum of Art as part of Utah’s annual Spiritual and Religious Art Exhibition. Photographed Tuesday November 20, 2012. JAMES ROH/Daily Herald James Roh 2 / 11 Vance Mellen, Trenton Mellen andRead More →
Story Highlights Followers of the Shembe religion in southern Africa strive to wear leopard skins during religious gatherings Poachers are increasingly killing leopards to profit from their use in traditional medicine and ceremonial dress Conservationist Tries To Produce Appropriate Fake Fur In China For Church Members So far, elders andRead More →
Thangka paintings by Chudri and Tashi Gyatso Thangka paintings by Chudri and Tashi Gyatso Chudri working on a Thangka painting Religious art transcends borders Once sacred, Thangka paintings invade the secularized market Although a favorite for collectors today, Thangka remains an obscure art beyond the Tibetan regions, not palpable toRead More →
Fabrizio Boschi’s “Miracle of the Manna” is part of the “Angel’s Offering: Treasures of the Uffizi” exhibit at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Botticelli paintings in Bucks County? Surprising! And what a wonderful surprise it is! Forty-five paintings and tapestries from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence,Read More →
Chained by an arranged marriage and religious customs, a New Jersey woman regains her freedom and tries to help others too. But she’s not a Muslim, she’s an Orthodox Jew. By Fraidy Reiss. (RNS) Where I come from, girls are married as teenagers to men they barely know and areRead More →
The idea that Paleolithic art is based on religious beliefs is not new. But for years, anthropologists, archaeologists and art historians have understood these artistic manifestations as purely aesthetic and decorative motifs. Eduardo Palacio-Pérez, researcher at the University of Cantabria (UC), now reveals the origins of the theory. “This theoryRead More →
image: A horse was painted on the polychrome ceiling of the cave of Altamira. It is from the Magdalenian period. see Following Credit: Paleolithic arts of northern Spain: VR 2003 photo database. This claim is not new, but for years anthropologists, archaeologists and art historians have understood these artistic manifestationsRead More →
PRINCETON, NJ — Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, are the most conservative major religious group in the nation, with 59% identifying as conservative, 31% as moderate and 8% as liberals. The ideological leanings of Mormons have become more interesting in recent years dueRead More →
Pam Pierce finds it in a collection of religious art. As an interior designer, Pierce works with color and pattern. When it’s time to go home, she wants somewhere neutral and quiet. She started collecting religious art after her husband gave her a santo, a statue of a saint, whichRead More →