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Undergraduate 4
03/13/2012

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Rodney Castledon Theory of Labyrinth at Knossos
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Temple Complex. Minoans had contact with Egypt, Mycenae, and Middle Eastern Cultures.
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christian catacombs
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Underground tunnels, deceased buried. Burial ground not hiding site, show the influences of orphism.
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Chemin de Jerusalem
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Path to Jerusalem. Completed a trip to the holy land. Spiritual Quest.
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Clown in Walang Kulit
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Humor and parody to translate the deities. The only characters that talk. "Interpretors"
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Diffusionism
Definition
images emerge through interactions between cultures.
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Convergence
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"psychic template"
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content directed cultures
Definition
stress equality, honesty, acceptance, tolertance, logic
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Arlene Croce
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Art critic in 1994 who didn't see Bill T. Jones work Still Here because it was too sad and postmodern.
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Arthur Evans Theory on Labryrinth at Knossos
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wrong, victorian values.
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Christ as "The Good Shepard"
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mythic, every changing.
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Kali
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Hindu goddess associated with death and recreation. 50 sounds of sankrit dialect. Apotropaic face (wide eyes, open mouth, large teeth, distended tongue, and wild hair)
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Mudras
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symbolic hand, arm, leg, and foot gestures of hindu deities.
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Snake Goddesses/ Palace of Minos at Knossos
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temple (castledon's theory) location for burial (wunderluchs theory). Cyclical, regenerative, rebirth, female centric.
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Tree of Life
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seen throughout all cultures. Oneness, the totality of an individual or group of people. in wayang kulit symolizes the story going on.
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Parallelism
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View that major ideas originate locally, with local influences (environment etc).
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Nahal Labyrinth
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Malekula people of Vanuata. Deceased memorize the labyrinth pattern. Temes.
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