SRS 1110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Stained Glass, Religious Art, Modern Paganism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1110
• Professor: Shelley Rabinovitch

Document Summary

Symbols permit people to discuss abstract topics, talk about things in the past, envisioned future, or even in a supernatural word. Displacement: ability to use symbols to refer to things and activates that are remote from the user. Openness: discover a new fruit that no one have ever seen before, create a new symbol; such a name, to refer to it. Many symbols are physical objects or artistic representations. Language is a system of symbols, symbols are sounds. Many different cultures are use masks to impersonate gods. Music and dance of space and time can also serve as symbols. Definition: a symbol formed by two lines crossing at right angles with their ends bent at the right angles in a clockwise or counterclockwise position. Emotional, anger or dread, symbol associated with terrible events (german nazi party) Sanskrit su (cid:894)(cid:862)good(cid:863)(cid:895) a(cid:374)d avasti (cid:894)(cid:862)to e(cid:454)ist(cid:863)(cid:895), the s(cid:449)astika i(cid:374) hi(cid:374)duis(cid:373), buddhis(cid:373) a(cid:374)d jai(cid:374)is(cid:373), positive meaning such as prosperity and good luck.