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Of Gods and Caesars: The Secular and the Sacred, 2004.
An analysis of effects of Constantine?s edict to Christianize the Roman Empire.
2,859 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 60.95
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This paper examines how the Roman Empire, while maintaining a measure of personal freedom for many of its subjects, did not allow religious freedom to prosper under its rule. It looks at how Rome mingled the identity of the Caesar with that of its pantheon of gods and how, in order to be an accepted Roman citizen, a person had to be willing to bow down to the Emperor. It explores the spread of Christianity within the Roman Empire and attempts to understand the events that led up to Diocletian?s edict and Constantine?s Edict of Milan, which reversed Diocletian?s policy. It does this through an analysis of the political setting of Rome and the slow erosion of Roman authority.
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"Due to the size of the empire, Diocletian created a division of power and responsibilities for administrative purposes. He divided the empire into two spheres, eastern and western. The division was enforced sporadically and became permanent with Arcadius and Honorius in 395 AD. Diocletian devised a system of co-emperors, which included two co-ruling senior emperors, one in the east, and the other in the west who each chose an assistant who would be mentored as his successor. This system was called the tetrarchy. The senior rulers were titled ?Augustus? while their sub-rulers were entitled ?Caesars?. Imperial edicts could be issued in the names of all four of the emperors and Caesars, or in any of their names."
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Sacred Vs. Secular Music, 2004.
An examination of the evolution of sacred and secular music from the medieval period to the beginning of the Renaissance period.
1,878 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 43.95
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This paper examines how the contrast and overlap of sacred and secular music spans their entire history and how, although their developments, accomplishments, and features are for the most part dissimilar, there are elements in both types of music that give sacred and secular music some common ground. It examines the differences and similarities of both forms of music by looking at two pieces of music: Franco of Cologne's "Psallt Chorus" and Adam de la Halle's "He, Diex! Quant Verrai ".
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"As the church music became more solidified, composers looked for other ways of being creative. Taken from the idea of the gloss, or adding notes, further discussions, and expansions of principals to the liturgy, composers came up with the idea of the trope in the ninth century. The trope is the addition of extra musical ideas to the end of an established chant. Since once a chant was established, it could not be altered, the trope was a way to work with existing ideas and improve upon them. Some of the tropes became their own separate movements in the church repertoire, and were called sequences. Through the next three centuries, the number of sequences grew to over four thousand. Finally, in the sixteenth century, the Council of Trent abolished all but four sequences."
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Momaday & Sanchez: Sacred and Secular, 1973.
This paper compares & contrasts the books Sanchez' "Rabbit Boss" and Momaday's "House Made of Dawn", focusing on their shared themes of primitive people trying to exist alongside a modern Western culture.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, £ 33.95
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In the Judaeo-Christian tradition, and in the modern West, the divide between the sacred and the secular is particularly pronounced. This is not the case for all cultures. In modern Saudi Arabia, for example, the sacred runs like a thread through each person's daily life. Historically, indigenous people have also had daily lives that were characterized by an ongoing relationship to spirit. What happens when indigenous people have to coexist with modern Western culture? According to the two books under consideration in this analysis, the result of the encounter is disjunction, confusion, and a great deal of despair."
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"Julius Caesar Plutarch's Lives" ( Plutarch ) & "The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars "( Suetonius ), 1999.
Compares two biographies of Julius Caesar, examining biases & aims of the authors.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, £ 50.95
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" Biography is an art rather than a science, and it is influenced by the attitudes of the historian writing the biography, the limits of his or her knowledge of the subject, the evidence that has been amassed, and often by political considerations which might shape how a figure is depicted. Different pictures of a figure can emerge from different biographies for these and other reasons. Two biographies of Julius Caesar from the classical era show different views of the Roman leader, that of Plutarch in his Lives and of Suetonius in The Lives of the Twelve Caesars.
In the Roman era, much of Greek literature and culture was either adopted or held up as an example even though the Romans had a different worldview in many ways. The gods of Greece were carried over into the Roman pantheon, though the names and some.."
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Sacred Music, 2005.
This paper explains, using examples from ancient religions and from Judaism and Christianity, that sacred music is a way to bolster the message of divine communication.
1,950 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 44.95
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This paper discusses that today sacred music plays a significant role in all the world's religions just as, before there were scriptures, sacred songs in the oral traditions of poets and musicians carried the sacred words to the people. The author points out that Judaism has done a better job of preserving its musical heritage than Christianity because Judaism considers the sacred texts as simultaneously inviolate and yet open to further revelation. The paper contends that Protestant music is generally not considered to be the word of God; in the Catholic Church, the sung mass is increasingly being abandoned along with most of the Church's musical history.
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"Before pursuing the issue of this change any further, it becomes necessary to step back a moment an analyze the place and value of music in the Catholic Church and in Judaism as it was before the rather radical stripping of such things from worship. (It might be pointed out that music seems to have retained a more prominent place in Jewish than in Christian worship) In the Catholic Church, music historically had a very strong role. The majority of the common people throughout its history only came to understand the theology of their faith fully through the art of the church. Stainglass windows told stories about the Bible, but it was the mass --a musical ritual-- which explained to them the core ideas about salvation."
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"The Sacred Balance", 2002.
A review of chapter eight of "The Sacred Balance" by David Suzuki.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 25.95
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This paper will discuss the book the "Sacred Balance" by David Suzuki, and focus on the topics that are the central theme in Chapter 8. The notion of sacred matter is discussed in this book, and we can seek to understand what Suzuki means by this, the notion of all the elements that play a part in our environment are part of his main theme in this chapter, as well how they integrate into our world. By understanding Suzuki's idea of the four elements, we can see what he trying to convey in this chapter on a spiritual and physical contemplation of this idea.
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"Sacred Hunger", 2002.
A look at Barry Unsworth's novel, "Sacred Hunger".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, £ 18.95
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This paper examines and analyzes internal and external threats in Barry Unsworth's Booker Prize-winning novel, "Sacred Hunger", in which the survivors of a ship-board revolt try to create a humane community in which people can live with each other in mutual respect.
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Sacred Representation in Film, 2003.
A discusses on sacred representation in modern film.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 56.95
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This paper discusses the issue of sacred representation, particularly those that are Christian in nature, in modern film using the movies. The paper uses the films, "Seven," "The Green Mile" and "Dogma" as examples. The paper also includes an annotated bibliography.
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"Chris Arthur stated that there are some important questions as yet unanswered as to where film intersects or should intersect with religion in contemporary society Arthur believes that popular film can be an important ..."
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Jerry Mander's "In the Absence of the Sacred", 2005.
This paper consists of several book reports on a single title Jerry Mander's "In the Absence of the Sacred".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, £ 25.95
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This paper reviews Jerry Mander's second book, entitled "In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology and the Survival of the Indian Nations". The author points out that this book is categorized as environmental non-fiction book, which offers unique solutions to the problems facing our world today. The paper reviews Mander's book was reviewed in several different ways: A basic review, a cover blurb, and a catalogue entry.
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"Jerry Mander's second book, entitled "In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology and the Survival of the Indian Nations", takes on a challenging and complex topic and does it in a simple and accessible way. The title says it all, in a way - it expresses what the author wants to cover in his book. Mander is criticizing technology and the role that it has in our society. This is done in the same vein as his previous book, "Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television", but it goes further."
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"Sacred Geography of the Ancient Greeks", 2005.
An analysis of the use of photography and maps in the book "Sacred Geography of the Ancient Greeks" by Jean Richer.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 0 sources, £ 37.95
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This paper is a book report on the book "Sacred Geography of the Ancient Greeks" by Jean Richer. The paper notes the way that the author examines astrological symbolism as found in art architecture and landscapes and presents what he finds in terms of the astrological theory accepted by the ancients and then in terms of the way they represented these ideas in their art and architecture. The paper discusses the many photographs and maps of the ancient world that the author makes use of.
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"Jean Richer is an academic with a firm grasp of aspects of the ancient world. He has written numerous books aspects of ancient art and the society that produced that art. In the book Sacred Geography of the Ancient Greeks, Richer examines astrological symbolism as found in art, architecture, and landscapes, presenting what he finds in terms of the astrological theory accepted by the ancients and then in terms of the way they represented these ideas in their art and architecture. He provides a detailed examination of the topic, many photographs of the works of art he discusses, maps of the ancient world showing alignments with various celestial and astrological features, and tables and charts that help the reader picture some of the relationships discussed. The book offers an interesting discussion of the topic in a well-written narrative."
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"The Sacred Canopy", 2004.
Review of the first half of "The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion" by Peter Berger.
1,072 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 26.95
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In this paper, the author reviews the first half of Perter Berger's book about religion and society. The paper analyzes Berger's concept that religion is a dialectical phenomenon in which religion emerges out of human beings as part of an ordered and meaningful social reality, while at the same time, humans emerge out of this socially-constructed world and, indeed, are only human because of such emergence.
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"As a component of social reality ? particularly that component of social reality that legitimizes anomy (see below) ? religion, according to Peter Berger, is a ?dialectical phenomenon.? Thus, while religion emerges out of human beings as part of an ordered and meaningful social reality, humans ? at the very same time ? emerge out of this socially-constructed world and, indeed, are only human because of such emergence. This dialectical phenomenon is parsed out by Berger in terms of not two, but rather three concepts: externalization, objectivation and internalization."
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Jerome Rothenberg's "Technicians of the Sacred, 2002.
This paper discusses Jerome Rothenberg's "Technicians of the Sacred", which is an anthology of poetry that explores a variety of ceremonies and images from many different continents.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, £ 18.95
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This paper shows how these poems have inspired many people in different cultures, as we see a cross-range of poetries from Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The author believes that Rothenberg is clearly preoccupied with what we can call "ethnopoetics", because he is interested in the link between what has been seen as "primitive" poetry with the kind of poetry that has emerged in the modern age.
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?Sacred Doctrine?.
This paper discusses St. Thomas Aquinas?s ?Sacred Doctrine?.
1,045 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, £ 25.95
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This paper explains that the world is the creation of God and is centered, for Aquinas, on God; all human endeavours should ultimately be directed towards knowledge of God and the divine mystery of human salvation. The author points out that Aquinas argues that human beings are made human by their intellect, and, that they have the ability and duty to use their intellect to apprehend the divine. This paper stresses that reason does not operate independently, but within a framework of what Aquinas calls ?natural law?, the relationship between the natural law of humankind, and the eternal law of the divine.
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"God is at the heart of Aquinas?s world-view and philosophy, and the role of human reason as well as faith once more comes to the fore in the process by which human beings accept the existence of God (for Aquinas is clear that the existence of God is not self-evident). The essence of God is unknown to us, so must be ?demonstrated by things that are more known to us ? namely, by effects? [Pt. I, Q. 2, Art. 1]. To reach conclusions on the existence of God by studying the world around us will, Aquinas argues, lead inevitably to a knowledge of God, for the world cannot be explained without recourse to God. Thus once again human reason is in harmony with revelation and faith in bringing human beings to a fuller knowledge of the Godhead and of salvation."
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"The Sacred Romance", 2005.
A book review of "The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God" by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge.
751 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 18.95
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This paper examines the book, which is a type of self-help book, whereby, instead of encouraging readers to improve their external relationships with others and to find fulfillment with common cultural constructs and narratives of male and female sexual relationships, the reader is encouraged to first establish a fulfilling relationship of love and devotion with the divine essence as a Christian. It explains that the book is particularly inspiring to a Christian seeking an artistic or literary life because the authors see the relationship between humanity and God as a romantic, as well as a theological, narrative.
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"The summary narrative of the book takes the form of the two authors relating experiences of their own life, in religious terms, and relating these personal experiences to the books of the Bible and other religious texts such as Milton?s ?Paradise Lost.? The main Biblical texts the authors draw from are the gospel narratives, the prophetic narratives, and the Song of Solomon, the most poetic and metaphorical ?love text? of the Hebraic Bible. The metaphorical romance of church and believer in Jesus? words, in the letters of Paul, and of Solomon?s Song provide the metaphorical justification for the theological tale of romance Curtis and Eldridge spin."
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