Sentences with phrase «symbolic power»

Women are no longer subjected to political violence but represented as the country's decision makers — revolutionary leaders and holy saints — all in control of their own symbolic power.

Light, space, color, form — the tools of all artists, in his hands become informed with symbolic power.

The inability to achieve consensus on a legal level reflects the distinctive symbolic power that these words have for women and for men.

His works deal with existential themes and then shift to more political and social aspects, through a complex visual language of strong symbolic power.

Interestingly, the famous Lutheran theologian Paul Tillich recognized the profound change that occurred in the Protestant churches when the figure of Mary was eliminated: «The increasingly symbolic power of the image of the Holy Virgin... presents Protestantism with a difficult problem.

But Katniss inevitably stirs up the rebellion at every stop until she finally, in one quintessential moment, takes charge of her own symbolic power on live TV, hosted by that sneering popin - jay of a game show host, Caesar Flickerman (Stanley Tucci).

«Anne Frank has great symbolic power, and this has led to a multitude of manifestations, such as the naming of streets, schools and parks, but also Halloween costumes and expressions of antisemitism in the world of football.

By reserving the act of sexual union solely for procreation, intercourse gains extraordinary symbolic power.

In the second part, «The Logic of Religious Violence,» Juergensmeyer depicts religious violence as a kind of theater that expresses its deadly symbolic power on a cosmic stage.

The other point to be clear about is that sacraments are not merely arbitrary rites agreed upon by social convention, but possessing no inherent symbolic power.

A god, in the sense I am using the word, is the name of a great narrative, one that has sufficient credibility, complexity, and symbolic power so that it is possible to organize one's life around it.

Symbolic power symbols and furniture arrangement can make all the difference in your career.

His mid-film encounter with a deranged dinosaur who's collecting a retinue of totemized sidekicks (birds and small mammals) he's assigned symbolic power speaks to the film's general conversation around myth as a means to contain chaos.

As a simple machine, a stick can transform energy, increasing tangible force as with a baseball bat, or symbolic power as with the baton, wand, or sceptre.

This exhibition is the first to examine the striking visual similarities between these artists» works evolving from a shared interest in the expressive and symbolic power of form in space.

I am struck by the symbolic power of the book in his hands» it is red and flimsy and flops weakly in his grasp.

Silveira analyzes Pentecostalism's intense dynamism, its contradictions, its multiple manifestations, its capacity to respond to the psychological and social needs of individuals, and its symbolic power enriched by expressions of popular religiosity.

Meaningful customs can not be created overnight, nor can their symbolic power be assured by fiat.

When the mysteries of the faith are summarized or given a facile explanation, they lose their symbolic power.

Appearing to be influenced by Impressionists or Expressionists, the surface of his paintings is actually indifferent to his sense of the symbolic power that persists throughout the work.

CH: Our symbolic power — that's it.

The key to our human superiority is, scientists agree, in our symbolic power, as shown in all human languages.

Moreover, new power structures and established institutions invariably come to replace the old ones, and any initial glow of inchoate democracy can easily be undermined by the rising centers of symbolic power.

From the perspective of the social sciences it may appear that the symbolic power this picture has over the lives of Christians is largely a product of the intensity of the desire that gives rise to the picture as it is sketched in the New Testament and in Christian teaching and life.

Did they understand that the symbolic power of their prohibition of prayer would continually overshadow other issues?

Its need for sacraments of promise explains the symbolic power of the land of Israel or the city of Jerusalem as an emblem of hope.

«The fact that people continue to talk about potential ways the ISS might be put under pressure or taken hostage is a sign of the symbolic power that the station has.»

This animated powerpoint showcases five examples of the symbolic power of light in literature.

Code switching and symbolic power in a second grade two - way classroom: A teacher's motivation system gone awry.

One by one they turn on their light, a simple gesture full of both symbolic power and political charge.

Bartlett uses the symbolic power we associate with the sea, its sublimity, as a foundation on which to develop a series of paintings which reference Read More»

She always had a reverence for the «symbolic power» of engraving, believing it had the capability of converting «aggression» into something useful.

Phillips also collected American and Eastern European works with expressive color and symbolic power.

SCAD presents «Imprint: Past as Prologue,» an exhibition by Masud Olufani (M.F.A., sculpture, 2013) that explores history, memory, community and the symbolic power of objects.Olufani adopts familiar shapes, words and sounds, and recontextualizes...

Through such media as digital animation, slide projections, paper cut - outs, watercolor, light boxes, and collage, he recontextualizes and distills these iconic images to their most essential forms, communicating the symbolic power they have on the collective psyche.»

SCAD presents «Imprint: Past as Prologue,» an exhibition by Masud Olufani (M.F.A., sculpture, 2013) that explores history, memory, community and the symbolic power of objects.

These aspects of her work arguably have no symbolic power at all.

His enigmatic works defy easy categorization and have influenced generations of younger artists through his ability to show us the symbolic power of ordinary things.

He prefers tactile items such as ribbon, leather, wood, and rubber, exploring the symbolic power of these raw materials and their potential for transformation.

His presence as a priest - like figure at his exhibitions further enhanced the symbolic power and mystical qualities of his minimal works.

Fagen's points of departure include slavery, the cultural influences of music, nature and the Symbolic power of flowers, urban planning and regeneration.