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The Genesis of the Round Dance – Part 3
Ring Dance performed in legend by Apollo and the Muses (Continuation from Part 2) Greece The ancient choruses, dances, and songs of the dithyramb of Greece displayed the familiar pattern of a...
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The Genesis of the Round Dance – Part 4
Detail from “The Last Judgment” by Fra Angelico - “The Dance of the Angels” (Continuation from Part 3) Middle Ages The ring dance was also present throughout the Middle Ages in the Reigen, or round...
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The Genesis of the Round Dance – Part 5
Left - Prearchaic dance circle, 9th c. BC. Olympia. Right - 5th-3rd c. BC circle of dancers, with avlos player inside. (Continued from Part 4) Religion and Dance Many scholars have described dance in...
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The Genesis of the Round Dance – Reprise
For those who may have missed it the first time when this blog was in its infancy, have a look over at at the 6-part series I posted entitled “The Genesis of the Round Dance.” I’d like to get your...
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The Traditional Greek Folk Dances and their Ancient Roots
San Joaquin Delta College Hellenic Dancers doing the Greek Syrtos dance at the school's new campus dedication in 1977. They wear the traditional Greek folk dance costume. A musician is playing a...
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Prayer Circles and the Power of Group Thinking in Dan Brown’s ‘The Lost Symbol’
Book Cover (This is a continuation of my thoughts about The Lost Symbol from my previous post.) One of the themes taken up again and again in Dan Brown’s latest novel The Lost Symbol is the idea of...
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Ancient markings excavated in Jerusalem stump experts
Matti Friedman of the Associated Press published news about a recent excavation in the City of David in Jerusalem, near the Gihon Spring. The excavation revealed an interesting set of markings carved...
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The Seal of Melchizedek – Part 5
The seal of Melchizedek as seen on the entrance doors of the Salt Lake Temple. (Click for larger view) (Continued from Part 4) It’s been a long time coming, since September 2008 to be exact, and I’d...
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