#Iconography

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

We've got to teach readers and audiences to see us beyond pain, death, and "lessons to learn," but days like today make that hard task even more difficult.Narrative escape is

In 1860, a youth abolitionist network called “the Wide Awakes” sprung up in cities across the north. They would show up uninvited at politicians’ homes in the middle of the

This has got to be the most unintentionally hilarious one ever :)) utter innocence on three counts:a) whether a stable form of Bali iconography exists (it doesn't)b) how a "Christian

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I am in church and have so many thoughts. First of all, all the statues are of buff men with ripped arms and bods including Jesus Christ on the cross.

Just sent to me by a friend - anyone else feel a bit weird about LGBTQ+ positive messages being used for the whole rainbow = supporting the NHS thing? Paint

Hey my fellow #amwritingfantasy atheists and agnostics, how does your atheism or agnosticism play out in your portrayal of fantasy religions? I have fading religions that are polytheistic and mythical

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After Excavation in RamjanmaBhoomi, Some people are claiming that archeological remains belong to Buddhists/ Jains.Here's a Point By Point Rebuttal to These Claims:https://twitter.com/ShriRamTeerth/status/1263109819889672192 Let's s

Hello @Shelley20592268. Thanks for your question submitted to the #MAAWebinar last Friday. We're just getting the whole list assembled now. You had asked: "How can art historians help clarify the

Respectable Lawyer

THREAD: Afghan War Rugs and the Lossy Compression of Cultural Coding 1) The “war rug” tradition of Afghanistan has its origins in the decade of Soviet occupation of Afghanistan from

Adam Whittaker Snavely

Ronaldo ain’t even the best player to be named Ronaldo AND THAT’S ON GODhttps://twitter.com/mediocentr0/status/1252339993713893376 And since we’re talking about specially being “iconic” and how it relates to iconography... like, it’s

Thread: Lord Vishnu's Gadā (Hindu Iconography) According to the Agni Purāṇa, an asura called Gada was born to Kaśyapaprajāpati by his wife Diti. Viṣṇu killed Gada, and Viśvakarman made a

Jared Yates Sexton

Like all other strong men, Donald Trump is a coward and soft and terrified. Hiding in the White House and turning off the lights is all on brand. These are

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From the fever swamps of Right Wing paranoia here comes Trump’s pie’ce de grievance. His noxious fulminations are aimed like lasers at the conspiracy addled cult of personality that has

#otd 4 Oct is the Feast of St Francis of Assisi. He is the medieval founder of the Order of Franciscans, whose sprituality was centred on good works and universal

i haven't been here all day but i just want to say this: a lot of you who scream south asian """Cultural Appropriation""" at the smallest of things are a)

This is a Venn diagram of all the major religions of the world made from a Hindu perspective. I have omitted some religions like that of Parsis. Please save it