Recognition of Origins of Plaster Decorations of Chohar-Soffehs in Dosiran Village (Fars Province) by Nadia Ashayeri, Behzad Vasigh

“…Finally, it was concluded that two types of these inscriptions have a body similar to the plaster altars of the Ilkhanid period and in terms of content have the salient features of the plasterwork of this period; nevertheless, works of art combining the late Sassanid and early Islamic periods can also be seen in the drawings of all these inscriptions. …”
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Contributions to Anatolian History and Numismatics 11. Eagle omens: Foundations of Cities and Cults at the behest of Zeus by Johannes Nollé

“…The motif in question is linked with the foundation of cities: an eagle sent by Zeus swoops down from heaven, robs some sacrificial meat or bones burning on an altar and carries its prey away to a place, where Zeus wants a city to be founded by the very man who is offering the sacrifice. …”
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Vägivaldne surm Aischylose tragöödias „Agamemnon“ / Violent death in Aeschylus’s tragedy “Agamemnon” by Karina Talts

“…The central images in the murder scenes, the references to an altar and comparing the dying to a sacrificed animal, all allude to Greek sacrifice customs. …”
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Entrevista al Animero de Cahuasquí by Mónica Pacheco Bracho

“…El animero se dirige hacia la cruz central del lugar, donde se encuentra un altar, donde realiza su primera plegaria para invitar a las benditas almas del purgatorio a acompañarlo en su recorrido alrededor del pueblo y les pide protección para cumplir con su misión y conseguir las oraciones que las fortalecerán y las acercarán a Dios. …”
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Le sanctuaire romain du Vigneau à Pussigny (Indre-et-Loire) : un lieu de mémoire, de vie et d’accueil by Arnaud Coutelas, Sébastien Lepetz

“…In front of the double portico, a pit (FS1252) contained a large slab, likely from a megalithic building and hollowed out of a cupula, which we have interpreted as a possible altar buried on the ground, in the image of certain Chthonian cults.Although the data is incomplete for the eastern portion of the sanctuary, all evidence points to it facing west: interruption in the gallery walls, presence of the double portico, absence of structures in the axis of the cella, and installation of the slab in the FS1252 pit. …”
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Investigating the Reason for the Distinction between Skaz and the Magic of Proximity in Two ‎Sonnets by Fazel Nazari by Ziba Ghalavandi, Sayyed Mahdi Mousavi nia

“…It is as if the poet has voluntarily stepped into a slaughterhouse and came to the altar of love with the utmost enthusiasm, and this issue has a special place in the history of mystical poetry.In the two sonnets, due to the distinction between the topic and the space of the poem, the skaz also works according to the space of the poem. …”
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The cycle of St. Demetrius in the Patriarchate of Peć - III by Pajić Sanja R.

“…Demetrius, is prominently placed next to the altar partition, which is why the cycle began in the northwest corner of the nave. …”
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A Comparative Study of "41-Menbari" Religious Ceremony in Shahreza, Iran by S. Sepehr Tabatabaei, Peyman Raei

“…Inside this building, there is an altar made of azure clay tiles and below it, there is a human right footprint on a stone. …”
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The machinery question by Berg, M, Berg, Maxine L.

“…While the middle classes worshipped at the altar of improvement and marvelled at the new technology, the working classes resisted the mechanical culture which seemed to bring only degradation. …”

Fostering Medical Students’ Commitment to Beneficence in Ethics Education by Philip Reed, Joseph Caruana

“…Such a commitment need not be sacrificed on the altar of patient autonomy. Beneficence needs greater relative moral weight with students as they proceed in their ethics education…”
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The Enigmatic Mushtikas and the Associated Triangular Terracotta Cakes: Some Observations by J. Manuel

“…Therefore the existence of ‘fire altars’ is not denied as such, but these then should not have the ubiquitous cakes, at the least.…”

A Group of Busts of Zeus from Bilecik and Zeus Bronton by N. Eda Akyürek Şahin

“…In my opinion, the dowel holes seen at the bottom of the busts indicate that they were once erected on the upper parts of the big dedicatory altars (see p. 130). In the article, it is argued that the uninscribed busts stood on the inscribed altars and the gods depicted on the busts must have been identified from the inscriptions. …”
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El Triunfo del Nombre de Jesús. El desaparecido programa iconográfico de la iglesia de la Compañía de Tunja by Abel Fernando Martínez Martín, Andrés Ricardo Otálora Cascante

“…Tras la expulsión de los jesuitas, la mayoría de los altares, cuadros y esculturas se dispersaron o desaparecieron. …”
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Dos ofrendas a Laraucus en A Pedrosa y Lucenza (Cualedro, Orense) y correcciones de inscripciones votivas de Folgoso (Xinzo de Limia, Orense), Granjinha (Chaves) y Angostina (Berne... by Juan Carlos Olivares Pedreño

“…En este sentido, hemos podido descubrir que en uno de los altares, hallado a los pies de la Serra do Larouco, la interpretación tradicional del teónimo era incorrecta y, en cambio, se trataba de uno de los nombres de divinidades ya conocidos: Reve Larauco. …”
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Neue Inschriften aus Bilecik 1 by Hüseyin Uzunoğlu, Nalan Eda Akyürek Şahin

“…The artifacts are typologically in the form of prism-shaped altars or stelae with pediments. While altars are mostly preferred as votive stones, we see the stele are usually tombstones. …”
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The Cult of Meter Theon in Pisidian Conana by Asuman Coşkun Abuagla

“…Two altars from Pisidian Conana, dedicated to Meter Theon by the priest Attalos, and to the saviour gods by the priest Titus Aelius Onesimus, prove the existence at Conana of a cult of Meter Theon and the other deities. …”
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Nazwy ołtarza chrześcijańskiego w literaturze patrystycznej by Stanisław Longosz

“…Priore in parte de vetustissimis altaris classicis praechristianis, deinde de thysiasterion et trapeza, quae in Sacra Scriptura, denique de vocabulis: altare, altarium, ara ac mensa, quae in litteris Latinorum apparent, et haec omnia iam apud antiquissimos auctores christianos (praesertim Patres Apostolicos) inveniuntur, disputatur. …”
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Decreto di Delfi per gli abitanti di Chio by De Luca, Gaia

“…Tale privilegio fu probabilmente attribuito ai Chii prima dell’effettiva incisione del decreto, la cui datazione risale all’epoca dell’erezione del complesso dedicatorio. L’altare fu edificato alla fine del IV secolo a.C., dopo il terremoto che danneggiò il primo altare, di cui fa menzione Erodoto in 2.135. …”
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The Survival of Medieval Furnishings in Lutheran Churches. Notes towards a Comparison between Germany and Scandinavia by Justin Kroesen

“…Both regions are more or less on a par with regard to several specific elements including high altars and their decorations, triumphal arch crosses and baptismal fonts. …”
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UNDERSTANDING THE IDEOLOGY OF CULTURAL DUALISM IN THE CAR-SHAPE SHRINE ARCHITECTURE AT PALUANG TEMPLE, NUSA PENIDA, BALI by I Putu Gede Suyoga, I Nyoman Suarka, I Ketut Ardhana, I Wayan Suwena

“…This study focuses on the ideology of cultural dualism in the VW Beetle and Jeep Jimny as two car-shape shrines at Pura Paluang Nusa Penida, Bali. These two worship altars are to worship Ida Ratu Gede Ngurah Sakti and Hyang Mami or called Shiva-Durga in the pantheon of the gods of Hinduism. …”
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