The Vicchio Stele and Its Context

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Gregory Warden
Keyword(s):  
Sacred Text ◽  
Late Archaic ◽  
Sacred Texts ◽  
New Evidence

AbstractThe recent discovery of an inscribed stele in the foundations of the Late Archaic temple at the sanctuary of Poggio Colla (Vicchio, FI) sheds new light on the nature of cult at the site. The stele is one of the longest Etruscan sacred texts and is from a secure archaeological context. It is also the earliest extant non-funerary sacred text (excluding simple votive inscriptions). The object, currently undergoing conservation, promises to provide new evidence for Etruscan ritual, literacy, and language.

How to Cite a Sacred Text

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 844-861
Author(s):  
Ron E. Hassner
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Religious Tradition ◽  
Sacred Text ◽  
Sacred Texts ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Ancient Texts

AbstractAllusions to holy scriptures and quotes from sacred texts appear in hundreds of political science articles. Yet while we treat other ancient texts with reverence and diligence, we have not extended a similar care to the holy scriptures of the world's religions. Political scientists often refer to biblical events, statements, and turns of phrase but rarely cite them, chapter and verse. They are careless about referencing the precise translation of the holy texts used, tend to cite religious passages out of context, and disregard the role of religious tradition, interpretation, and practice in shaping and reshaping the meaning of holy texts. I offer examples for these trends, provide evidence for their harmful implications and offer guidelines for the appropriate treatment of sacred texts as formal scholarly sources.

Fire and Ice: New Evidence for the Production and Preservation of Late Archaic Fiber-Tempered Pottery in the Middle-Latitude Lowlands

1984 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth C. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Middle Latitude ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
Late Archaic ◽  
Temperate Latitude ◽  
Far North ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Latitude Distribution ◽  
Type Site ◽  
New Evidence

Fiber-tempered potsherds recovered from three sites of the Nebo Hill phase in western Missouri and eastern Kansas date to between 4550 and 3550 radiocarbon years (2600–1600 B.C.) and represent the earliest dated vessels in the midwest. The occurence of fiber-tempered pottery at this time period and this far north and west of the traditionally-defined southeastern hearth for such wares requires a major reappraisal of the assumed distribution and antiquity of Late Archaic ceramics in eastern North America. This report describes the ceramic sherds from the Nebo Hill type site in terms of their method of manufacture and probable use, and identifies factors influencing their survival and preservation in the middle-latitude lowlands. It is proposed that the temperate latitude distribution pattern of shallowly-buried, fiber-tempered potsherds is shaped primarily by the variables of time, ambient moisture and temperature, and ware porosity, and is not necessarily isomorphic with the prehistoric distribution of fiber-tempered vessels.

Why Do the Nations Rage? Boundaries of Canon and Community in a Muslim’s Rewriting of Psalm 2

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 151-179
Author(s):  
David R. Vishanoff
Keyword(s):  
Religious Communities ◽  
Frames Of Reference ◽  
Sacred Text ◽  
Sacred Texts ◽  
Christian Communities ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
Psalm 2 ◽  
Psalms Of David

Numerous Arabic manuscripts of the “Psalms of David” contain not the Biblical Psalms but Muslim compositions in the form of exhortations addressed by God to David. One rewritten version of Psalm 2 manipulates the form and content of the Biblical Psalms so as to highlight a conflict between the Christian and Muslim communities, and the incompatibility of their scriptural canons. Yet it also embraces the imagined idea of the Psalms of David, and incorporates elements of the Quran, ?ad?th, Islamic sermons, and Tales of the Prophets so as to highlight a division that cuts through both the Muslim and Christian communities, separating worldly believers from those who, like the shared figure of David, repent and pursue a life of otherworldly piety. This illustrates how sacred texts can serve as symbols of religious communities, especially in situations of conflict, and how apparently interreligious arguments can turn out to be intrareligious disputes. It shows how the content, form, and imagined identity of someone else’s sacred text can be used to manipulate the boundaries of textual canons and religious communities, and it demonstrates the need for both interreligious and intrareligious frames of reference in the comparative enterprise.

scholarly journals TRANSKRIPSI AJI DAN MANTRA DALAM PRIMBON AJIMANTRAWARA

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wachid Eko Purwanto
Keyword(s):  
Arabic Language ◽  
Sacred Text ◽  
Sacred Texts ◽  
Code Mixing ◽  
Java Language ◽  
Transcription Error

Primbon is a book that contains the calculation, forecasting/interpretation and so on. TheAjimantrawara consists of three words that spell, spells, and piety. Aji is a sacred text,Aji is invaluable and are considered lucky (the sacred thing). Thus, PrimbonAjimantrawara means books containing the sacred texts selected were considered tohave supernatural powers. There are errors of transcription error Quran verses. Aji Panglimunan mixingelements of Arabic language and the Java language in the pronunciation of sentences(code-mixing). Aji Panglimunan contained transcription errors of surah Al-Fath [48]: 1and surah Ashshaff [61]: 13. Aji Mayanggaséta have code-mixing. There are errors oftranscription in lafadz istighfar and the mentions of four angels. Mantra Pambukak usecode switching. This mantra has a transcription error against surah Al Buruuj [85]: 2021.Mantra Kulhugeni use code-mixing. Transcription Mantra Kulhugeni havetranscription errors against surat Al -Ikhlas [112]: 1 and transcription errors of masya’allahu, Qadiru, and abada. Mantra Pengasihan Nyuwita used arabic language. This spellcombines three verses into ane of pronunciation, the verses are Ali Imran [3]: 2, AlAn'am [6]: 95) and Al Fatiha [1]: 7. This three verses have transcription errors.

Cucurbits from Phillips Spring: New Evidence and Interpretations

1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 806-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin Kay ◽  
Francis B. King ◽  
Christine K. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Cucurbita Pepo ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Lagenaria Siceraria ◽  
Late Archaic ◽  
Plant Foods ◽  
Weighted Averages ◽  
Initial Discovery ◽  
Plausible Mechanism ◽  
New Evidence

Excavations conducted since Chomko's initial discovery in 1974 of Cucurbita pepo seeds have clarified their stratigraphic and radiometric context as well as delineated an earlier archaeological unit, the Squash and Gourd Zone, where a second cucurbit, Lagenaria siceraria, was found. The two units are Late Archaic with dates (weighted averages of radiocarbon assays) of 4257 ± 39 and 3928 ± 41 radiocarbon years B.P., respectively, and are beneath stratigraphically superior Late Archaic and Woodland units also containing cucurbits. A comparison of the early Cucurbita pepo with others from later contexts demonstrates an increasing size with time and morphology similar between the early seeds and the historic cultivar "Mandan." Nutritional value of the cucurbits, both cultigens, may have been comparable to that of other wild plant foods consumed. In any event, the cucurbits are artifacts of regional exchange mechanisms operating some 4000 years ago; the most plausible mechanism being down-the-line exchange.

scholarly journals السنة النبوية والقراءة النصية عند ابن حزم الأندلسي

Teosofia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Ahmad Tajuddin Arafat
Keyword(s):  
Valid Argument ◽  
Sacred Text ◽  
Sacred Texts ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
The Law ◽  
Metaphorical Interpretation ◽  
Ibn Hazm

<p>The Qur'an and the Sahih Hadith interwave each other. Both correspond and there is no contradiction between the two for both are part of God's revelation toward Prophet Muhammad. Therefore, they are referred as sacred texts to seek guidance from. According to Ibn Hazm (d.456 AH), the sacred text must be understood textually. He treated the text as it is in the Qur'an and Sunna denoting the law of something. It is unacceptable for him to use <em>maja</em>z (metaphorical interpretation) except a famous <em>majaz</em> evidenced by other texts, <em>ijma</em>', sensory elements, or the language by which the text is derived. Because of this textual tendency, the Sunna / Hadith that has the power of <em>hujjah</em> (a valid argument) is only in the form of his <em>sunnah qauliyyah </em>(stated sunnah). Meanwhile, his <em>sunnah fi'liyyah</em> (performed sunnah) can not be used as <em>hujjah</em> unless it correlates with the command written in the Qur'an and Sunnah (qauliyah). The <em>sunnah taqririyyah</em> (confirmed sunnah), according to Ibn Hazm, is only addressed to <em>mubah </em>(lawful) category and has no binding legal provisions.</p>

Two New Graffiti of the Late Archaic Time from Phanagoria

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Н.В. Завойкина
Keyword(s):  
Private Life ◽  
Late Archaic ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
The City ◽  
Greek World

Two new graffiti found out in the course of archaeological researcher in “The Upper City” at Phanagoria are published in the article. Both they are dated to the Late Archaic time and relate to private life of the city. The first one is cut on an amphora wall in the shape of rectangle and consists of two lines: 1. Εὔβιος | πυγίσαι – Eubios has indulged in pederasty. It includes one of the earliest case in using of πυγίζω in the ancient Greek world. The second graffito is a private note, cutting on the bottom of black-ware cylix. Its author blames Nysa for something: 1. [Ὦ ἀγα]θὴ Νῦσα. | Ἇ, Ἇ, Ἇ, Ἇ, Ἇ. | Ναί, – Pretty Nysa. Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Yes, exactly! The graffiti have enriched the epigraphical collection in Phanagoria new evidence concerning to anthroponomical data and private relations in the city in the late VI – the first quarter V BC.

Changing Perceptions of the Late Archaic: An Example from the Southern Southwest

1993 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Roth
Keyword(s):  
Late Archaic ◽  
Early Ceramic ◽  
Data Point ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
The Relationship

This article examines new evidence on the Late Archaic occupation of southern Arizona and the relationship between Late Archaic and early ceramic period groups in this region. New data point to similar adaptations resulting in the presence of agricultural villages dispersed along desert waterways. The impact these data have on our interpretation of the Late Archaic and their role in subsequent ceramic period developments are discussed.

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