pagan

Examples of pagan in the following topics:

• Burmese Art

  • The Pagan Empire is famous for its religious architecture: over 2,000 temples from the period survive to the present day.
  • One of the earliest examples of Pagan temple architecture is the Shwezigon Pagoda in Nyaung-U.
  • The Pagan Empire was succeeded by the Ava Kingdom, which ruled Upper Burma from 1364 to 1555 CE.
  • Completed in 1102 CE, this is one of the earliest examples of Pagan stupa-style Buddhist temples.
  • A view of the stupas in Bagan (formerly Pagan), the capital of the Pagan Empire.

• Painting

  • Early Christians also adapted Roman motifs and gave new meanings to what had been pagan symbols.
  • Early Christians also developed their own iconography; symbols such as the fish (ikhthus) were not borrowed from pagan iconography .
  • The result, was a fusion of pagan motifs and Christian symbolism that infused early Christian painting and iconography.
  • The Good Shepherd motif in painting is a fusion of pagan and Christian symbolism.
  • Compare imagery found in early Christian art with that of its pagan predecessor

• Jelling Stones

  • The Jelling stones are visual records of the transitional period between Norse paganism and the process of Christianization in Denmark.
  • Scholars have long considered the Jelling stones to be visual records of the transitional period between the indigenous Norse paganism and the victory of Christianization in Denmark.
  • One scholar has suggested that this imagery was used to suggest that Christ had replaced the Norse pagan god Odin, who in one myth hung for nine nights in the tree Yggdrasill.
  • One scholar has suggested that this imagery was used to suggest that Christ had replaced the Norse pagan god Odin, who in one myth hung for nine nights in the tree Yggdrasill.

• Early Islamic Society

  • To the pagan peoples of western Arabia he had brought a new religion that, with its monotheism and its ethical doctrines, stood on an incomparably higher level than the paganism it replaced.
  • It constituted a formal agreement between Muhammad and all of the significant tribes and families of Yathrib (later known as Medina), including Muslims, Jews, and pagans.
  • To this effect, it instituted a number of rights and responsibilities for the Muslim, Jewish, and pagan communities of Medina, bringing them within the fold of one community—the Ummah.

• Early Christian Art

  • Christians could have made or purchased art with pagan iconography but given it Christian meanings.
  • Early Christians used the same artistic media as the surrounding pagan culture.
  • In a move of strategic syncretism, Early Christians adapted Roman motifs and gave new meanings to what had been pagan symbols.
  • Such symbols as the fish (ikhthus), were not borrowed from pagan iconography.
  • The Good Shepherd motif in painting is a fusion of pagan and Christian symbolism.

• Flemish Textiles of the Northern Renaissance

  • The two major interpretations of the tapestries hinge on pagan and Christian symbolism respectively.
  • The pagan interpretation focuses on the medieval lore of beguiled lovers, whereas Christian writings interpret the unicorn and its death as the Passion of Christ.
  • The unicorn has long been identified as a symbol of Christ by Christian writers, allowing the traditionally pagan symbolism of the unicorn to become acceptable within religious doctrine.
  • Ancient Graeco-Roman paganism lies in the interpretation of The Triumph of Death, with the Fates hailing from pre-Christian times.

• Architecture of the Early Christian Church

  • However, what emerged was an architectural style distinct from classical pagan forms.
  • This was not simply for their pagan associations, but because pagan cult and sacrifices occurred outdoors under the open sky in the sight of the gods.

• Ivory Carving

  • In the early Christian period, Christians avoided monumental sculpture, which was associated with the old pagan Roman religion, and sculpted almost exclusively in relief.

• Funerary Art

  • They show a Christian iconography emerging, initially from Roman popular decorative art but later borrowing from official imperial and pagan motifs.
  • The church struggled to eliminate the pagan habit of leaving grave goods untouched, except for the clothing and usual jewelry of the powerful.

• Elements of Nature

  • Forms of paganism, shamanism, and other indigenous religions incorporate elements of nature in a wide variety of ways, from reverence and worship to monuments and artwork.
  • Such astronomical alignments are important to many pagan religions, where the seasons of the natural world play a vital role.