SRS 1110 Chapter Notes - Chapter .: Pentagram, Xibalba, Acrostic

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: SRS 1110
• Professor: Shelley Rabinovich

Document Summary

Heresy magic and witchcraft were not only crimes against society, but also crimes against god. Openness discover a new fruit that no one has seen before, we can create a new symbol such as a name to refer to it. Religious symbols: symbols are important elements in religious practice, and religious practice and religious rituals center on symbols and the manipulation of symbols, words, both written and spoken, and elements in religious behavior. If an apple if cut half through its equator, the seeds of the apple form a pentagram in each half: the pentagram is also used by masonic order which traces its orgins back to. Acrostic (cid:449)o(cid:396)d that"s de(cid:396)i(cid:448)ed f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the fi(cid:396)st lette(cid:396) of a se(cid:396)ies of (cid:449)o(cid:396)ds. Sacred art: although the swastika, pentagram and cross are important representations in their respective religious systems, they are usually elements found in more complex settings or works of art.