Temple of Heaven

The ancient tabernacle of Moses was a sacred and holy place for the people of Israel. It served as a tool for the people to remember God and to look forward to their promised Messiah. The tabernacle was so integral to the lives of the Israelites that they even built the tabernacle in the center of their encampments during their journeys (Yom Kippur). The tabernacle also served many purposes for the Israelites in their rituals, ceremonies, and beliefs of their religion. Many practices that the ancient Israelites performed in and for the tabernacle anciently, may seem peculiar to the modern thought process or many beliefs today. The main focus of the tabernacle was the day of Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement. On this day, the Israelites would gather and watch as a high priest performed the rituals in the tabernacle that would rid the sins of the people of Israel. This day and ceremony was a very important aspect to Israelites’ beliefs and the tabernacle was the main tool for their ceremonies. The tabernacle and the day of Yom Kippur served many purposes in helping the Israelites to remember their God, learn from symbols, and to help them strive to obey their God’s commandments.

* In this time, the man who was emperor was also believed to be god, and he expected to be worshipped as one. This includes having sacrifices and temples in his honor. It also meant that he was greatly offended any time one of his subjects proclaimed against this fact, and the emperor was certain to silence that person tortuously and publically as with Antioch.

Mandate of Heaven blessed emporer's rule. Emporer's were the link between heaven and earth. emperors could lose mandate if the link was broken (natural or man-made disasters)

Ancestor worship furthered the connection between the emperors and the heavens. In Rome, the emperor was thought to be divine and chosen by the gods. Both Han China and

A lot of rituals were held throughout the year but especially during important hunting / agricultural seasons

In the empirical article, by Marcus Anthony Hunter “black philly after the philadelphia negro”, Hunter argues that the Seventh Ward underwent an urban and social change that led to political changes, but all of them coming at their own costs. The account of The Seventh Ward severing as, at one point, the “slum” or the “ghetto” of Philadelphia come from research that Da Bois brought to the table in 1899. Being a primarily African-American populated area with limited resources, the Seventh Ward, as a consequence had poor living conditions in some findings, “insufficient water supply and toilet facilities, defective sanitary equipment, overcrowding, leaky roofs..etc.(pp.4 [pdf])”The political view of these conditions lead to reform, in the 1920s,

1. The emperor was a complete and total ruler and was thought of as wonderful/God-related.

Within these temples, religious ceremonies were not held as we hold mass in a church. Instead, the temple for each god and goddess were considered the living place of whoever it was built in honor to. The most notable would the be the temple to Athena which is showcased in the photo to the left . In each temple, a statue of the god was placed for worshipers to live

Even the priesthood was involved in the imperial worship. The priests would be men of high standing in the community. Men who were wealthy and could afford the cost involved in preparation for worshiping the emperor. The worship service would be held at a temple named in his

The Watergate Scandal, McCarthyism, Oil Embargo, and the Vietnam War caused so much social upheaval in 70’s America, many looked for answers to these problems and shied away from answers from their government, instead finding help with one another in their communities. Religion was one direction Americans took for finding the answers they were looking for, and Rev. Jim Jones of the People’s Temple took advantage of this and changed the lives of many. People saw him as the answer to all their problems, and maybe even the world’s problems, a beacon of hope you may say. The People’s Temple was seen as a religious group or symbol, but it was nothing else but a group hiding its traits as a cult.

: The structures that make up the Temple of Heaven are meant to signify the relationship between heaven and earth, more importantly the connection between the emperors and God. The through in It was believed that offerings made by the emperor to the Gods, would bring a flourishing harvests, as he was believed to be the closest being to god. The structure itself was built so majestically to represent it descending into heaven. The main ceremonies that were held within the hall were all on the basis of worshipping heaven and so it was believed by doing so, it would be seen as favorable to the gods, enough to be blessed with an abundance supply of harvests such as grain. The ceremonial interior of the hall was built in such a way as to emphasize

Neil Bissoondath’s “There Are A Lot Of Ways To Die” is the story of a man named Joseph Heaven who has become disillusioned about his homeland. Joseph had grown up on a Caribbean island and later moved to Toronto with his wife. After some years in Toronto they moved back to the island. However, now that Joseph has settled back in he realizes that the island is not how he had remembered it. The story takes place in one day as Joseph wanders around the island thinking about various moments from childhood and memories from his time in Toronto. At the end of the story Joseph makes an impulsive decision to leave the island. The author makes this decision seem plausible by using several different elements.

According to Asher “The layout of Taj Mahal, although here the surrounding chambers are linked in a more fluid fashion. As at Humayun’s tomb, they are intended to represent the eight levels of paradise in Islamic cosmology.” Both tombs use a nine-fold plan, in which eight rooms envelope a central chamber. The room containing the cenotaph is at the absolute center. In both, the rooms are shaped octagonal. The octagon stands for a middle state between a circle (representing the divine world) and square (representing the human world) and both indicates the sacred areas. The octagonal pattern of the central chamber having the cenotaph, is influenced by earlier Islamic

The Kingdom of Heaven is an epic film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and written by William Monahan, filmed in Morocco. The story of the Kingdom of Heaven is set during the Crusades of the 12th century, and is basically about the life of Balian, a French blacksmith, who defends the Kingdom of Jerusalem against the Muslims and reclaims the city from the Christians. In this story, I could travel back in time to experience life during the era of the Crusades and learn more about the perspective of duty between the Christians and Muslims.

The traditions gave one a feeling of not the individual but the whole as a group. People grew up knowing their part in the world and strive to do that well. They learn to acknowledge their emperor as the "Son of Heaven" (4). Everything someone does, is done for their county, and their duty in life.