Sentences with phrase «through ancestral spirits»
The team considered two classes of religion: MHGs and a broader belief in systems of supernatural punishment (or «BSP») for social transgressions, such as those enacted through ancestral spirits or inanimate forces such as karma.
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The patches on the base of the vitrines, showing where objects once stood, evoke a ghostly presence, calling forth the spirits of sculptural ancestors and ancestral sculptors and suggesting a continuation of line from the classical Greek and Roman through Scarpa to Bove and beyond.
«SPIRIT AND IDENTITY: MELANESIA WORKS FROM THE HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM COLLECTION» continues through Aug. 29 at the David Filderman Gallery The exhibition showcases ancestral figures, ceremonial masks, warrior shields, ritualized practical objects sourced from sacred sites, and carved and painted wooden sculptures.