10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOTIVE»
Discover the use of
votive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
votive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Votive Tablets in Thailand: Origin, Styles, and Uses
This book focuses on the origin, development of styles, and uses of votive tablets in Thailand from their introduction in the sixth century CE to their present role in the almost universal Thai practice of wearing amulets.
Pattaratorn Chirapravati (M.L.), 1997
2
Votive offerings to Hathor
This book examines the worship in ancient Egypt of Hathor, the goddess of women and of foreign places, and the contribution which votive offerings can make to the study of a traditional religion.
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Late Etruscan
Votive Heads from Tessennano: Production, ...
Mouldmade terracotta heads of men, women and children were being produced in Italy from the fourth century BC. This book not only discusses the production, chronology, distribution, style and chemical composition of these heads, but also ...
4
Japanese Popular Prints: From
Votive Slips to Playing Cards
" "The book is an exploration of this area of cultural history and the numerous colour illustrations encourage a playful investigation of the many threads of Japan's visual culture."--BOOK JACKET.
One look will steal your heart, but her touch will take your soul , , , La Serenissima - a beautiful but deadly city where corrupt aristocrats rule and everything, including love, has a price.
6
The
Votive Statues of the Athenian Acropolis
This book brings together all of the evidence for statue dedications on the Acropolis in the sixth and fifth centuries BC, including inscribed statue bases that preserve information about the dedicators and the evidence for lost bronze ...
7
Infinitas gracias: contemporary Mexican
votive painting
"Infinitas Gracias" is the first collection of the work of Alfredo Vilchis Roque, one of Mexico's most famous contemporary painters, and his sons.
Alfredo Vilchis Roque, Pierre Schwartz, 2004
8
Votive Panels and Popular Piety in Early Modern Italy
This book traces the origins and development of the use of votive panels in this period
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Faith and transformation:
votive offerings and amulets from ...
Drawing on examples from a one of a kind collection held at Santa Fes Museum of International Folk Art, this book discusses the meaning and ritual uses of amulets and ex-votos throughout the world.
Alexander Girard, Doris Francis, Paul Smutko, 2007
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The Religion of the Etruscans
Votive religion touches upon basic human needs and the innermost prayers of all
, from rulers to slaves. The material remnants of Etruscan votives, after two
millennia in Tuscan soil, represent only a tiny fraction of all the ceremony, belief,
and ...
Nancy Thomson de Grummond, Erika Simon, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOTIVE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
votive is used in the context of the following news items.
Rochefort-du-Gard : la fête votive commence ce soir
L a fête votive de Rochefort-du-Gard voit cette année le retour des taureaux. Programme des quatre jours de fête. Au programme de la fête, aujourd'hui vendredi ... «Midi Libre, Jul 15»
Une heure en moins de fête votive : les jeunes de Vauvert protestent
Les jeunes sont opposés à ce que la fête votive s'arrête une heure plus tôt. "Le maire commence à détruire ce qu'il voulait défendre, les traditions", disent-ils. «Midi Libre, Jul 15»
Gard : un homme tué par un taureau à la fête votive de St-Maurice …
U n Gardois âgé d'une soixantaine d'années est décédé dimanche soir, lors d'une encierro nocturne, à la fête votive de Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille dans le ... «Midi Libre, Jun 15»
Chinese Votive Sword Found in Georgia suggests Pre-Columbian …
In July 2014, an avocational surface collector chanced across a partially exposed Chinese votive sword behind roots in an eroded bank of a small stream in ... «Ancient Origins, Jun 15»
Le curé ne célèbre pas la fête votive... à cause d'une baraque à …
C'est une drôle d'histoire que relatent nos confrères de Var Matin ce mardi. A Callas (Var), le curé de la paroisse locale a boycotté la fête votive organisée par le ... «Bien Public, May 15»
ST-HILAIRE-DE-BRETHMAS La fête votive réunit plus de 4 000 …
Comme chaque année, St-Hilaire-de-Brethmas a ouvert le bal des fêtes votives cévenoles, ce week-end, avec quatre jours de festivités et un record de ... «Objectif Gard, May 15»
The New 'Orange Is The New Black' Season 3 Poster Is Divine
For the uninitiated, votive candles like these are common objects of worship used in Christian prayer, particularly in the Roman Catholic tradition and in Mexican ... «MTV.com, Apr 15»
Is it time to ban the burning of votive papers?
One ritual the "grave sweepers" perform is the placing of stones on top of votive papers around the tombs as an offering so that their ancestors have enough ... «China Post, Mar 15»
Ladra di statue votive torna in azione. Scatta la seconda denuncia …
G.G., la 44enne di Sternatia finita nei guai meno di un mese addietro per il furto continuato di statue votive, è tornata all'azione. Stesso copione, identico reato. «Lecceprima.it, Feb 15»
Ruba 24 statue dalle edicole votive. Denunciata una "devota" 42enne
Una donna di Sternatia, tra dicembre e gennaio, si è impossessata di diverse sculture, prelevate dalle vie di Cutrofiano e Sogliano Cavour. I carabinieri della ... «Lecceprima.it, Jan 15»
