Virtual production in 'book of the dead'

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Giordana ◽  
Veselin Efremov ◽  
Gael Sourimant ◽  
Silvia Rasheva ◽  
Natasha Tatarchuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Production ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Book Of The Dead

Notes on a New Necrology

1974 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-273
Author(s):  
Victor W. Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Know How ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Book Of The Dead

How does one review a book that both succeeds and fails spectacularly, that breaks new ground and then plants what is probably unfertile seed, that rather pretentiously stakes a claim to a “new area” of inquiry while grossly neglecting related extant work? The Twentieth Century Book of the Dead is a difficult book to read that has frustrated, excited, and stimulated me for enough weeks now that, though I still don't know how to review it, I am motivated to offer some advice to the naive reader which might at least assist him to read it (for it is indeed well worth the effort), and to add some comments of my own.

The Book of the Dead

Nature ◽  
1911 ◽  
Vol 86 (2158) ◽  
pp. 37-38
Keyword(s):  
The Dead ◽  
Book Of The Dead

The Ultimate Commitment

2021 ◽  
pp. 437-446
Author(s):  
Herbert B. Huffmon
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Near East ◽  
Ancient Near East ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Central Importance ◽  
New Covenant ◽  
The People ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Book Of The Dead

In the ancient Near East, the “heart” is the center of memory and decision-making, and in Mesopotamian extispicy, the “liver” is the “tablet of the gods” on which the gods inscribe a “true verdict,” providing basic guidance for the people. In international treaties, and especially in Assyrian treaties, emphasis is placed on the importance of “full-hearted” loyalty to the suzerain, going beyond mere “lip service.” The Egyptian “Book of the Dead” likewise emphasizes the central importance of the true testimony of the heart as decisive in the dangerous transit to the afterlife, to becoming an Osiris. These sources combine to emphasize the ultimate commitment expressed by the reference in Jeremiah 31:33 to God’s forthcoming “new covenant” which God will write on the hearts of the people. This is, as it were, a “programming” which transforms them in such a way that they will, by inner necessity, be a loyal people, submitting themselves to God’s guidance and protection.

Interpreting Buddhist Influences in Kawamoto’s Puppet Animation

2020 ◽  
pp. 137-150
Author(s):  
Masao Yokota
Keyword(s):  
Second World War ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Historical Evolution ◽  
World War ◽  
Japanese People ◽  
Life Crisis ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Book Of The Dead ◽  
Second World

In the field of Japanese independent animation, the late Kawamoto Kihachiro (1925-2010) made tremendous contributions. This chapter discusses in particular his puppet animations which are steeped with Japanese native beliefs and elements of Buddhist thought. From a clinical psychologist’s perspective, the author analyzes the spiritual dimensions of his work, particularly highlighting the native traditions and assimilated foreign thought systems that are encased within his creations. Specifically, The Book of The Dead (2005) is examined in the essay as it was created when Kawamoto was eighty years old. Issues like mid-life crisis, death, and other related matters are explored as the author surveys the creative and personal life of the master-animator. The author’s interpretation posits that Kawamoto’s puppet animation essentially tried to express the concepts of suffering and enlightenment, and that his work is related to his profound connections to the Japanese people and the historical evolution of a new Japan after the Second World War.

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