Art and Ritual Life
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Introduction
Read this content on art and ritual life. How do practices of ritual and ceremony differ from what we call "religion" in discussions on art?
Art and
architecture have ever been used to express our deepest human interests,
including the universal concerns with the meaning of human life itself
and whether or not our spirit will continue in an afterlife. Thought and
belief about these concerns have led individuals to create art about
them; they also have led people to ally with like-minded individuals,
forming philosophical and religious groups and institutions that have
frequently further formalized their thought and belief concepts and
contemplations and used art and architecture to give concrete form and
image to these ethereal notions.
Source: Peggy Blood and Pamela J. Sachant, Art and Ritual Life
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