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	Religious Symbolism Guidelines
		Certain symbols representative of the Catholic faith are present to express the faith of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, founders and sponsors of the College, and are not intended to offend or exclude others.
		The Religious Symbolism Committee of the Division for Mission is an advisory group, brought together at the request of the President, and consists of representatives of the College and Congregation, including faculty, sisters, staff, and students.
		The Religious Symbolism Committee is responsible for identifying a selection of crosses and crucifixes and will consult with the appropriate departments and building committees regarding installation in their respective classrooms.
	www.saintmarys.edu /~cfsdfm/symbolism.html (0 words)

	Religious Symbolism
		The main symbol of Scientology is composed of: The letter "S" which represents Scientology, An upper triangle whose sides represent three closely interrelated factors: knowledge, responsibility and control, A lower triangle which represents affinity, reality and communication.
		THE SEAL of the Theosophical Society is composed of a number of symbols, all of them having been used from ancient times to express profound spiritual and philosophical concepts about humanity and the universe.
		Symbols surround us in myriad forms and form an inextricable part of our daily lives, yet unlike our spoken languages, schooling in symbolism is left to the individual initiative.
	www.symbols.net /religious (0 words)

	Religious Symbolism \| Liturgical Symbolism \| Religious Symbols \| Questia.com Online Library
		Although the drawings at Altamira are considered symbolic in one sense (i.e., a drawn reindeer is the symbol for a live reindeer), they are said not to be symbols in another more common sense, since they are partially iconic.
		Religious symbolism is best known in its more ancient form from the discoveries of archaeologists; this is especially important in the study of Egyptian religion, in which the symbol of the god often appeared more frequently than the likeness of the god himself.
		In Judaism and Christianity religious symbolism is important, notably in the prophetic passages in the Bible and in the uses of public worship (see, for example, candle; incense; liturgy; sacrament; see also iconography).
	www.questia.com /CM.qst?D=se1&CRID=religious_symbolism&KEY=religious_symbols (1119 words)

	Eliade, M.; Mairet, P., trans.: Images and Symbols: Studies in Religious Symbolism.
		Eliade, M.; Mairet, P., trans.: Images and Symbols: Studies in Religious Symbolism.
		Mircea Eliade--one of the most renowned expositors of the psychology of religion, mythology, and magic--shows that myth and symbol constitute a mode of thought that not only came before that of discursive and logical reasoning, but is still an essential function of human consciousness.
		He describes and analyzes some of the most powerful and ubiquitous symbols that have ruled the mythological thinking of East and West in many times and at many levels of cultural development.
	press.princeton.edu /titles/4782.html (118 words)

	Symbolism
		Symbolism may for our present purpose be defined to be the investing of outward things or actions with an inner meaning, more especially for the expression of religious ideas.
		Religious symbolism is effective precisely in the measure in which it is sufficiently natural and simple to appeal to the intelligence of the people.
		From whatever cause it arose the strong symbolistic colouring of religious practice during the first ages of Christianity is disputed by hardly anyone, and it was manifestly in harmony with the allegorical tone of the Apocalypse, of the Pastor of Hermas, and of other early apocryphal writings.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/symbolism.html (3348 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Symbolism (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The term "symbolism" is often limited to use in contrast to "representationalism"; defining the general directions of a linear spectrum wherein all symbolic concepts can be viewed in relation, and where changes in context may imply systemic changes to individual and collective definitions of symbols.
		Human oral language is based in the use of phonemes as representative symbols, and the analogous written forms are typically deferential to the phoneme.
		In literature, "symbolism" may refer to the use of abstract concepts, as a way to obfuscate any literal interpretation, or to allow for the broader applicability of the prose to meanings beyond what may be literally described.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Symbolic (500 words)

	Religious symbolism - Definition, explanation (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Religious symbolism is the term used to describe the use of symbols (archetypes, acts, artwork, events, or natural phenomenae) by a religion for various purposes.
		A religion may view a given religious text, ritual, or work of art as a symbol of some idea or ideal that the religion finds compelling.
		The study of religious symbols can be either universalist —as a fundamental component of comparative religion and mythology —or in localised scope, within the confines of a religion's limits and boundaries.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/r/re/religious_symbolism.php (151 words)

	Definition of Christian symbolism
		The religious symbolism of Christianity consists of various references to metaphorical figures found in Biblical and Christian teaching, to events and artifacts found in the Bible, or to the history and acts of worship in the Church, as these are interpreted in Christian tradition, within Christian theology, or folk-religion.
		To focus on one stream of the development of this late Christian symbol, the Christmas tree symbolizes, in part, the promised "Branch", the Messiah, who must be the "Root of Jesse", the descendant prefigured by Jesse's royal son, David.
		This connection to the cut-off line is symbolized by the cut-down tree, and is indirectly a symbol of the Son of God.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Christian_symbolism (755 words)

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		Religious symbolism is the use of text, images, procedures, or actual physical objects to represent an idea or belief.
		In communion, the bread and wine are symbolic of the body and shed blood of Jesus, which are themselves also symbolic of the salvation of the recipient.
		The island itself symbolizes the world in which we live, and the actions of the characters are symbolic of the way different people conduct their lives.
	www.worsleyschool.net /socialarts/symbolism/page.html (1382 words)

	Religious symbolism Essays
		It is inappropriate to prevent the wearing of religious symbols, as the French government did, because such symbols mean more than just clothing or jewelry.
		Religious symbols help identify an individual's origin and culture, as well as play an important role as symbols of one's faith.
		And religious symbols are part of one's right to practice his or her religion, a basic human right that should not be denied.
	www.bookrags.com /essay/Religious_symbolism (91 words)

	MORRIS - WRITINGS - Symbols & Symbolism - 6. Religion, beliefs, faiths
		This is not to say that organized religions, whether those of primitive societies or the "world religions," do not express the faiths of many of their members.
		These organizations could never have formed had not the religious movements out of which they emerged not expressed the critical beliefs and values of those who formed them into lasting "institutions." Regardless, these values, these beliefs have to be expressed by symbolic language.
		It is not just theologians, mystics, and religious leaders who speak of faith, of the power of beliefs.
	www.fiu.edu /~morriss/bookword/symbols/symbolism6.html (693 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Symbolism
		symbolism is not so wide that it would be easy to avoid the appearance of an imitation of paganism even if one deliberately set to work to invent an entirely new ritual.
		religious practice during the first ages of Christianity is disputed by hardly anyone, and it was manifestly in harmony with the allegorical tone of the
		symbolism an important place must always be given to the Church, and that whether the institution or the material building is regarded.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14373b.htm (3894 words)

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		The reappropriation of religious symbolism is the task of every new generation of believers.
		All symbol systems have a tendency towards sedimentation and it is up to new appropriation to move that same symbol system towards innovation.
		Besides their religious symbolism, candles are placed on the ofrendas to light and guide the way of the souls to the altars.
	www.lycos.com /info/religious-symbolism.html (666 words)

	Symbolism in James Joyce’s "Araby"
		Careful examination of the religious symbolism found in Joyce uncovers a story with deeper meaning; the story of a young man torn between his religious beliefs and his feelings.
		Joyce starts us off with an obvious religious symbol in the first line, “North Richmond Street, being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers’ School set the boys free (Dubliners 29).” The street is quiet and calm except when the boys are set free.
		The priest is an obvious symbol, but the description of the room where he died is more revealing, “Air, musty from having been long enclosed, hung in all the rooms, and the waste room behind the kitchen was littered with old useless papers.” The priests old room smells like a jail cell.
	wa.essortment.com /jamesjoycesa_rqjn.htm (472 words)

	Hatrack River Forum: OSC and symbolism
		Symbolism has a nasty habit of annoying me, due to English teachers ranting on unnecessarily about it.
		A large number of student writers have had it drummed into them by their english teachers that the point of writing fiction is to have a lot of cool symbols (and metaphors and similes etc.) to be noticed and decoded by discerning readers.
		Other than that, I have read essays on the obvious (obvious to whom, I don't know) religious symbolism in Lord of the Rings and symbolism in the short stories of Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut.
	www.hatrack.com /ubb/main/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=003222;p=1 (1222 words)

	Religious Symbolism
		It was explicit in its wordings, in that it forbade the wearing of any religious symbols of any kind by anyone while in uniform except a signet ring, to be of an ‘unobtrusive size worn only on the left third finger’.
		No religious symbols were permitted around the neck or even the mauli (red religious thread) on the wrist or for that matter any other caste marks on one’s forehead, etc. I can assure readers that this law was followed to the last detail by each one of us while in uniform.
		This code includes the observance of the five Khalsa symbols — keeping Kesha, or uncut hair, Sikhs thus wear their hair uncut under a turban and also sport beards; wearing a Kaccha, a specially designed undergarment; wearing a Kara, a steel bracelet; carry a Kanga, a wooden comb; and, carry a Kirpan, a ceremonial dagger.
	www.sikhpoint.com /community/articles/ReligiousSymbolism.php (1363 words)

	Religious Topics Explanation on Religious Symbolism @ TraditionInAction.org
		The Symbol of the Chalice in the Garden of Olives
		The Symbol of the Crown in the Reign of Mary
		The Symbol of the Sword in Today’s Defense of the Church
	www.traditioninaction.org /religious/f000rpSymbolismMainPage.htm (91 words)

	Religious symbolism Summary
		Religious symbolism is the use of symbols(archetypes, acts, artwork, events, or natural phenomena) by a religion for various purposes.
		A religion may view a given religious text, ritual, or work of art as a symbol of some idea or ideal that the religion...
		Religious symbolism: The cross of the war memorial and a menorah for Hanukkah coexist in Oxford.
	www.bookrags.com /Religious_symbols (217 words)

	SSRN-Religious Objects as Legal Subjects by Frank Ravitch
		The criticism has often focused on the desacrilization of religious objects or on the failure to evaluate the impact such objects have on religious outsiders.
		Religious objects and religious symbolism generally do not lend themselves well to analysis under any of the legal tests developed by the Supreme Court, but of course, courts do not have the luxury of ignoring issues related to religious symbolism when such issues are appropriately raised by parties.
		It also raises questions regarding the nature of "religious objects" since many symbolism cases involve objects that courts suggest exude varying levels of religiosity depending on their context, and which some critics suggest may or may not be perceived as religious depending on the perceiver's interpretive presumptions.
	papers.ssrn.com /sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=578576 (452 words)

	Hindu Culture - Omkar and Swastika (Site not responding. Last check: )
		India is a land of innumerable beliefs, rituals and religious symbols.
		In this chapter we have taken a set of symbols, beliefs and rituals and have attempted to examine the possible meaning behind them and the reasons which could lie behind their origin.
		The next religious symbol which is also revered by Hindu and ranks second only to OM is the Swastika.
	www.hindubooks.org /sudheer_birodkar/hindu_history/omkar.html (4199 words)

	Myth, Ritual and religious symbolism (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In order to understand them properly, students will therefore need to put themselves in the place of the religious people who really perform/believe the rituals and myths that utilize the various symbols we will be studying.
		After doing a case study of a specific religious group, you and one other classmate will write up the main points of your research in the form of an essay and use this as the basis for a class presentation.
		Kant and the epistemological basis of symbolism (29 September) 2.
	www.hkbu.edu.hk /~ppp/syl/R2210.html (1281 words)

	AllRefer.com - Symbolism (art) Information
		In the visual arts, symbols have been used in works throughout the ages to transmit a message or idea, for example, the religious symbolism of ancient Egyptian art, Gothic art, and Renaissance art.
		Symbolism also refers to the Symbolist movement in art and literature, which flourished between 1885 and 1910.
		Originating in France in the 1880s, Symbolism developed after Romanticism and before surrealism in its exploration of the world of imaginative, dreamlike fantasy.
	www.allrefer.com /symbolism-art (438 words)

	Symbolism in the Elian Affair (Site not responding. Last check: )
		One thing that this affair shows me is that images in the midst of a political controversy can replicate and morph very quickly, often taking on a number of forms in order to increase or diminish the argument the photographer may have initially tried to make in snapping the photo.
		Most fascinating to me was the religious symbolism surrounding Elian Gonzalez, and the way religious imagery and language surrounded the child from beginning to end.
		I believe the religious symbols surrounding this affair provide an interesting glimpse into the mindset of the Cuban-American community of Miami, and the ways in which they often interpret events.
	www.fiu.edu /~mizrachs/Elian.html (447 words)

	Kabalarian Philosophy: Religions
		The intent of interpreting religious symbolism is to show people that they can take definite steps for their own mental and spiritual development.
		Truth is truth, and although the symbols change, the basic process of mental evolution is the same whether it is hidden in the Holy Bible, the Koran or other sacred writings.
		Interpreting this symbolism is possible with wisdom and the mathematical principle, which is the secret key to mind that has been hidden in many relgious teachings.
	www.kabalarians.com /forum/get_topic.asp?FID=6&TID=359&DIR=N (576 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Holidays (Candy Cane)
		Candy canes were created to symbolize Jesus, their shape representing the letter "J" and their colors standing for the purity and blood of Christ.
		White to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus, and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the Church, and firmness of the promises of God.
		Claims made about the candy's religious symbolism have become increasingly widespread as religious leaders have assured their congregations that these mythologies are factual, the press have published these claims as authoritative answers to readers' inquiries about the confection's meaning, and several lavishly illustrated books purport to tell the "true story" of the candy cane's origins.
	www.snopes.com /holidays/christmas/candycane.asp (845 words)

	About Religious Symbolism
		The symbol common to all four is the coat of arms of Martin Luther.
		Of the other religious symbols already presented, the ship, butterfly, and fleur-de-lis are used widely.
		The cross with flame is the national symbol of the United Methodist Church.
	www.northbarregranite.com /Pages/c1.htm (483 words)

	The History of Religions: Essays in Methodology
		In brief, while the research on symbols in general and religious symbolism in particular by specialists in other disciplines deserves his consideration, the historian of religions is obliged in the final analysis, to approach the subject with his own means of investigation and in his proper perspective.
		Religious symbols are capable of revealing a modality of the real or a structure of the World that is not evident on the level of immediate experience.
		The conjunction of the Serpent (or of another symbol of the chthonian darkness and of the non-manifest) and of the Eagle (symbol of solar light and of the manifest) express, in iconography or in myths, the mystery of the totality or of cosmic unity.
	www.religion-online.org /showchapter.asp?title=580&C=764 (6751 words)

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