In similar fashion, Margot Anand has pointed out that ' rituals pervade our daily life and give it a sense of ceremony and celebration (...) a ritual, through your own unique symbolic gestures ... will help you transform your lovemaking into a special and sacred act '.

He courageously tried to avoid allegorizing, which had had a long history ever since Philo of Alexandria had interpreted the Pentateuch in an allegorical fashion that de-literalized and over-metaphorized ( into symbolic systems ) many passages of the ancient manuscripts of the Bible ( now and developingly a critical text itself ).

They are environments-like language itself, symbolic environments with in which we discover, fashion, and express humanity in particular ways ( Anton 303 ).

Q programs are just collections of equations which are used to evaluate expressions in a symbolic fashion.

A widow's mourning dress was closely observed at a time when details in fashion conveyed a sophisticated symbolic language.

This fashion originates in the 15th century and became commonplace in symbolic depictions of the confederacy during the Early Modern period.

When an eruv is made to demarcate a contemporary Jewish neighborhood, a symbolic fence is typically constructed in this fashion, using utility poles and wires as well as any solid walls available.

The regalia used by these individuals was and is still normally an object or collection of objects of a symbolic significance, such as a coat, robe, mantle, or costume with headgear of same shape or fashion.

Patronage, especially of fashion, provides one of the most symbolic attributes of social leaders or would-be leaders.

Even though the initiation ceremonies centered on a five part play expressing the history of the creation of the Swedish nation in allegorical fashion, the symbolic organizational structure was entirely Finnish without reference to Swedish counties or emblems.

In most western countries they are a relatively new fashion accessory, and typically have no symbolic meaning.

Some liberal Christians do not accept a literal bodily resurrection, seeing the story as richly symbolic and spiritually nourishing myth.

" It has also been implied, especially in the ' alternate future ' story Kingdom Come, that the Clark Kent persona is symbolic of the values taught to him by his wholesome Midwestern parents, the values he holds most dear: his instinctive knowledge of right and wrong that allows him to adopt his Superman persona, without being consumed by the moral implications of his actions ; Superman is the means through which he can bring this example to the world.

It is usually used to advance the story as a whole ( often to suggest the passage of time ), rather than to create symbolic meaning.

Simpler and cruder examples from the same year occurs in William S. Hart ' sThe Narrow Trail, in which a single shot of the mouth of San Francisco Bay taken against the light ( the Golden Gate ) is preceded by a narrative title explaining its symbolic function in the story.

It has been suggested in an article by Roma Chatterji " that the hero or more generally protagonist is first and foremost a symbolic representation of the person who is experiencing the story while reading, listening or watching ; thus the relevance of the hero to the individual relies a great deal on how much similarity there is between the two.

For this reason, the Jewish commentators interpret many elements of his story as being symbolic of the future difficulties and struggles the Jewish people would undergo.

* Leaf by Niggle-a symbolic story about a small painter

The story of the Korban Pesach is also retold at the Passover Seder, meaning order, and the symbolic food which represents it on the Seder Plate is usually a roasted lamb shankbone or chicken wing.

Frodo becomes in some ways the symbolic representation of the conscience of Hobbits, a point made explicitly in the story " Leaf by Niggle " which Tolkien wrote at the same time as the first nine chapters of The Lord of the Rings.

Time Out London states, " As translated onto screen, story is wretched: the jokes are relentlessly crass and objectionable ; the song ' n ' dance routines have been created in the cutting-room and have lost any sense of fun ; Fellini-esque moments add little but pretension ; and scenes of a real open-heart operation, alternating with footage of a symbolic Angel of Death in veil and white gloves, fail even in terms of the surreal.

The events have since become a highly mythologized and symbolic story of the Wild West, and over the years variations of the storyline have come to include some of the west's most famous historical figures and gunslingers.

In either case the story often has symbolic and psychological significance for the characters in the outer story.

It might simply over-dramatize true incidents, omit important historical details, or add details for which there is no evidence ; or it might simply be a fictional story that no one takes to be true literally ( see Abizadeh 2004 ), but contains a symbolic meaning for the nation.

Forgiven by Olodumare, he was later given the responsibility of molding the physical bodies of human beings ; the making of land in this story is said to be a symbolic reference to the founding of the Yoruba kingdoms, and this is why Oduduwa is credited with

" Padraic My Prince " gives a dramatic fictional account of the death of his baby brother, a story with a multitude of symbolic meanings.

Even the overturning of her past scandalous life was seen by Sabbatai's followers as additional confirmation of his messiahship, following the biblical story of the prophet Hosea, who had also been commanded to take a " wife of whoredom " as the first symbolic act of his calling.

Lord Byron rewrote and dramatized the story in the poem " Cain ", viewing Cain as symbolic of a sanguinary temperament, provoked by Abel's hypocrisy and sanctimony.

Anne Rice literalized these symbolic sexual elements — particularly, the passive sexual awakening or rape of Beauty that has been denounced by feminists — in the story by rewriting it into an explicit sadomasochistic erotica.

The story is set at the time of the Suez Crisis in 1956, against the backdrop of the dying music hall tradition, and has been seen as symbolic of Britain's general post-war decline, its loss of its Empire, its power, and its cultural confidence and identity.

The oil for cooking the latkes is symbolic of the oil from the Hanukkah story that kept the Second Temple of ancient Israel lit with a long-lasting flame that is celebrated as a miracle.

* Motif ( narrative ), any recurring element in a story that has symbolic significance or the reason behind actions

As a symbolic reference to this story, George is frequently shown caring for an albino Argentine Horned Frog ( also known as a Pacman frog ) identical to the one shown during the opening narration.

Many are drawing on ancient Christian resources recontextualised into the contemporary such as contemplation and contemplative forms of prayer, symbolic multi-sensory worship, story telling and many others.

An allegory is a story that has a second meaning, usually by endowing characters, objects or events with symbolic significance.

The basic format of the DIOCS statement is as follows: anylabel is any symbolic label ; ;

The 16-panel album insert features artwork from five Ithaca-based artists and follows the symbolic transformation from homo sapiens to enlightened beings as portrayed in H. luminous.

Each animal is described, and an anecdote follows, from which the moral and symbolic qualities of the animal are derived.

He is described as follows: " German-speaking superhuman and would-be dictator is the example of the Hitleresque villain that had so much symbolic importance in the Golden Age of comic books.

In some legislatures, this discussion and vote follows a symbolic raising of other matters, designed to highlight the independence of parliament from the Crown.

From this aim follows the search for clarity, neatness, and for a symbolic language that eliminates the problems arising from the ambiguity of natural language.

The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path around the monument and ascends to the top through three levels symbolic of Buddhist cosmology: Kāmadhātu ( the world of desire ), Rupadhatu ( the world of forms ) and Arupadhatu ( the world of formlessness ).

What follows is a non-exhaustive list of what may constitute symbolic capital.

The earliest major contribution of black Africa to the corpus of modern world literature, Chaka is a genuine masterpiece ; the narrative follows the austere curve of growth and decline which controls the structure of classic tragedy at its best ; psychological motivation is sharply clarified at all points ; and the author has cleverly manipulated the supernatural element, which is endowed with true symbolic value.

Since our ability to generate valid conclusions from premises is dependent upon our having a clear understanding of the concepts expressed in those premises, it follows that any ambiguity in the symbolic denotation of those concepts will hamper our ability to reason soundly.

* Grammatical ; symbolic manipulation follows ( requires?

The series follows Emily through her school years and her climb up the symbolic " Alpine Path " to becoming a successful author ( the Alpine Path is a phrase from a poem which was inspirational to her from a young age ).

A symbolic procession and ceremony of exchanging princely attire with that of an ascetic follows the example of the historical Buddha.