Communication and Thought in Rock Art: A Discussion of the Spiritual World of Rock Art in Colombia

2013 ◽  
pp. 233-252
Author(s):  
Guillermo C. Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Rock Art ◽  
Spiritual World

Iconography of Termites' Nests and Termites: Symbolic Nuances of Formlings in Southern African San Rock Art

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siyakha Mguni
Keyword(s):  
World View ◽  
Rock Art ◽  
Transformative Power ◽  
Spiritual World ◽  
Spirit World

Formlings, now better understood to depict termitaria (termites' nests) and termites, are a pervasive category of San (Bushman) rock art north of the River Limpopo. This article investigates the associations of termites' nests in San thought, belief, and ritual, in an attempt to explain formling symbolism and why termites' nests, and not other subjects, were chosen for depiction. Unequivocal ethnographic testimonies of San spiritual world-view are compounded with iconographic analysis to show nuances of San understanding and perception of the spirit world. In turn, this ethnographic hermeneutic reveals a significant but previously unexplored facet of spirit-world imagery which evokes notions of creative and transformative power. This newly highlighted vignette of San cosmology unlocks aspects of San imagery, such as the interface between the natural and the metaphysical, that have hitherto been less understood.

Khandut revisited: Monuments, shrines, and newly discovered rock art in Wakhan District

Afghanistan ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 282-301
Author(s):  
John Mock
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Rock Art ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Present Condition ◽  
Current Article

In 1972, a brief article titled “Khandud, Village de la Vallée du Wakhan” appeared in Afghanistan 25. The subsequent decades of conflict precluded any follow-up research in Wakhan. The current article, based on field work from 2004 to 2016, examines the present condition of the sites described in 1972, offers a revised analysis of their significance, and introduces newly discovered rock art that connects Wakhan with the Saka culture of Central Asia and illustrates indigenous traditions of the Pamir-Hindukush ethnolinguistic region.

‘In search of lost time’, ‘friendship and archaeology’: a personal reminiscence of Ludovic Mann, Joseph Harrison Maxwell and George Applebey – my father

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 7-22
Author(s):  
George Applebey
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Rock Art ◽  
Personal Reminiscence ◽  
Lost Time

In this paper, I will reflect on my personal memories of Ludovic Mann, friend and mentor to my late father George Applebey, whose archaeological career is also a focus of the paper. They both worked together on Mann's most famous excavations at Knappers Farm, and the nearby painting of the Cochno Stone rock-art panel. However, these are only two examples of their long-term collaboration and friendship, and this paper will explore the broader context within which they worked. This will include consideration of other collaborators, such as J Harrison Maxwell, part of the ‘Ludovic Group’ in the first half of the twentieth century. The important role that all three men played in the development of Scottish archaeology is noted. The paper concludes with developments following Mann's death in 1955 including George Applebey's emergence as a noted amateur archaeologist in his own right, and the fate of the Mann and Applebey collections.

Conflict and Financial Scandal on History, Culture, and Politic

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (03) ◽  
pp. 20628-20638
Author(s):  
Anik Yuesti ◽  
I Made Dwi Adnyana
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Church Leaders ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Spiritual World ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
The World ◽  
Financial Scandals ◽  
Financial Transparency ◽  
The Church ◽  
Transparency And Accountability

One of the things that are often highlighted in the world of spirituality is a matter of sexual scandal. But lately, the focus of the spiritual world is financial transparency and accountability. Financial scandals began to arise in the Church, as was the case in the Protestant Christian Church of Bukti Doa Nusa Dua Congregation in Bali. The scandal involved clergy and even some church leaders. This study aims to describe how the conflict occurred because of financial scandals in the Church. The method used in this study is the Ontic dialectic. Based on this research, the conflict in the Bukit Doa Church is a conflict caused by an internal financial scandal. The scandal resulted in fairly widespread conflict in the various lines of the organization. It led to the issuance of the Dismissal Decrees of the church pastor and also one of the members of Financial Supervisory Council. This conflict has also resulted in the leadership of the church had violated human rights. Source of conflict is not resolved in a fair, but more concerned with political interests and groups. Thus, the source of the problem is still attached to its original place.

From generalities to specifics in San rock art

2008 ◽  
Vol 104 (11/12) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.D. Lewis-Williams ◽  
D.G. Pearce
Keyword(s):  
Rock Art

Spiritual World of V.I. Vernadsky: the Scientist and the Books (to the 150-th Anniversary of Birth)

2013 ◽  
pp. 68-75
Author(s):  
Victoria I. Spirovа
Keyword(s):  
Public Works ◽  
Spiritual World ◽  
Great Scholar

This article is devoted to V.I. Vernadsky - the great scholar and thinker. His scientific and public works are recognized worldwide. In the article there is analyzed, how the books influenced formation of his scientific and cultural outlook. There was used the principle of diary notes and there was made the attempt to restore the complicated spiritual phenomenon of V.I. Vernadsky basing on the scientific works, speeches, diaries, letters and memoirs of the scientist, and to determine the place of the books and libraries in his life.

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