faith - History Lab https://historylab.es Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:38:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg faith - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Conversation between friends, Carole and Margot, about their interest in paganism https://historylab.es/conversation-between-friends-carole-and-margot-about-their-interest-in-paganism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conversation-between-friends-carole-and-margot-about-their-interest-in-paganism Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:20 +0000 https://historylab.es/conversation-between-friends-carole-and-margot-about-their-interest-in-paganism/ Carole and Margot discuss paganism. Carole describes how she became a pagan, although she was brought up as a Christian.

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]]> Her conversion started when she moved to Bodmin and met a neighbour who taught her about herbalism and the Celtic gods and goddesses. Margot was brought up as a Catholic and having seen how at ease Carole is with her faith wanted to learn more and dip her toe in the water.

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]]> The Database of religious history https://historylab.es/the-database-of-religious-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-database-of-religious-history Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:13 +0000 https://historylab.es/the-database-of-religious-history/ It is a massive, standardized, searchable encyclopedia of the current best scholarly opinion on historical religious traditions

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]]> The DRH is designed to serve as a centralized clearinghouse for scholarly knowledge of the historical record, bringing together a core of quantified, standardized data with qualitative comments, references to crucial resources, and links to on-line text and image databases. For scholars, researchers, teachers and the general public, the DRH will function as a gateway to reliable, comprehensive knowledge concerning the history of religions around the world, and cultural history more generally.

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]]> Prehistoric Rock Art Trails https://historylab.es/prehistoric-rock-art-trails/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prehistoric-rock-art-trails Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:13 +0000 https://historylab.es/prehistoric-rock-art-trails/ Website of the Cultural Route of the Council of Europe.

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]]> Prehistoric Rock Art is one of the oldest form of cultural heritage, present in almost all regions of the planet and living proof of past life forms. Europe hosts some of the best known and most significant evidence of Prehistoric Rock Art, representing over 40% of all the world’s rock art sites. This Art is closely linked to the landscape. Culture and Nature therefore come together in this route, which also contributes to the sustainable development of the rural communities where all the sites that compose the Cultural Route are located.

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]]> Samsara https://historylab.es/samsara/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=samsara Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:06 +0000 https://historylab.es/samsara/ 2011 American non-narrative documentary film of international imagery directed by Ron Fricke

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]]> Completed over a period of five years in 25 countries around the world, it was shot in 70 mm format and output to digital format. The official website describes: Samsara explores the wonders of our world from the mundane to the miraculous, looking into the unfathomable reaches of humanity’s spirituality and the human experience. Neither a traditional documentary nor a travelogue, Samsara takes the form of a nonverbal, guided meditation.

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]]> Holy places of Jerusalem https://historylab.es/holy-places-of-jerusalem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=holy-places-of-jerusalem Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:52 +0000 https://historylab.es/holy-places-of-jerusalem/ Display of photographs showing sacred places of the Holy city

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]]> For thousands of years, Jerusalem, which contains hundreds of major holy sites, has been a destination of sacred pilgrimage for millions of people from around the world. Paradoxically, this hallowed city has also been a focal point for war and political and social unrest.

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]]> Discrimination in European Union https://historylab.es/discrimination-in-european-union/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=discrimination-in-european-union Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:42 +0000 https://historylab.es/discrimination-in-european-union/ People’s perceptions, attitudes and opinions of discrimination based on ethnic origin, skin colour, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability, religion or beliefs

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]]> People’s perceptions, attitudes and opinions of discrimination based on ethnic origin, skin colour, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability, religion or beliefs. Results vary widely, depending on the group being discriminated against and also from country to country.

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]]> Special Eurobarometer 508: Values and identities of EU citizens https://historylab.es/special-eurobarometer-508-values-and-identities-of-eu-citizens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=special-eurobarometer-508-values-and-identities-of-eu-citizens Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:42 +0000 https://historylab.es/special-eurobarometer-508-values-and-identities-of-eu-citizens/ People’s attitudes and opinions of values and identities (religion, culture, sexual orientation, etc.)

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]]> The first section reviews a number of opinions about the importance of certain personal values. The second section analyses the identities of EU citizens.

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]]> Old city of Jerusalem https://historylab.es/old-city-of-jerusalem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-city-of-jerusalem Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:42 +0000 https://historylab.es/old-city-of-jerusalem/ Map showing the old city of Jerusalem

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]]> Map showing the old city of Jerusalem (with the Christian, Armenian, Muslim and Jewish Quartiers).

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]]> The Western Wall in Jerusalem https://historylab.es/the-western-wall-in-jerusalem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-western-wall-in-jerusalem Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:42 +0000 https://historylab.es/the-western-wall-in-jerusalem/ Photograph of the Western Wall in Jerusalem

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]]> Image showing the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the only remains of the Second Temple, overlooked by the Dome of the Rock.

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]]> Maps of the Holy Land and Jerusalem https://historylab.es/maps-of-the-holy-land-and-jerusalem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maps-of-the-holy-land-and-jerusalem Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:42 +0000 https://historylab.es/maps-of-the-holy-land-and-jerusalem/ Maps of the Holy Land and Jerusalem

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]]> From ancient times the Holy Land has been the focus of great attraction for Jews, Christians and Muslims alike. Throughout the ages Jews and Christians have made pilgrimages to the Holy Land, envisaged scenes and stories from the Scriptures, and dreamt of it from afar. Many of them left behind descriptions and studies of the Holy Land accompanied by scenes and drawings. The Eran Laor Cartographic Collection in the National Library of Israel contains about 1,500 maps of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the beginning of print until today.

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