Since the movie omits the religious and mythical elements of Dick's original novel ( e. g. empathy boxes and Wilbur Mercer ), it falls more strictly within the cyberpunk genre than the novel does.

* Drawing on Greek Stoic sources, the Latin writer Varro distinguished three forms of such discourse: mythical ( concerning the myths of the Greek gods ), rational ( philosophical analysis of the gods and of cosmology ) and civil ( concerning the rites and duties of public religious observance ).

These mythical or religious archetypes are inscribed in all the cultures and resurge with special vitality when people are in difficult and critical times.

Possessing a religious yearning for direct insight into the hidden mysteries of life and the universe, and strongly influenced by the operas of Richard Wagner ( who was also Hitler's favourite composer ), King decided Hitler was akin to mythical Wagnerian heroes within whom good and evil were struggling.

According to another theory, the Vanir ( and the fertility cult associated with them ) may be more archaic than that of the more warlike Æsir, such that the mythical war may mirror a half-remembered religious conflict.

* The first person created in one of the religious or mythical accounts of creation ( see list below ).

All uses of sculpture are represented, from tomb and memorial, to portrait, allegorical, religious, mythical, statues for gardens including fountains, as well as architectural decorations.

The most popular — though probably mythical — story regarding the reason the area was named Liberty was put forth by Mrs. Annie Craig in 1936: “ At the close of the Revolutionary war a religious meeting was being held at a church close to a spring near the present town of Liberty when the word came that Cornwallis had surrendered and the colonies had gained their independence.

In his work on the history of religion, Eliade is most highly regarded for his writings on Alchemy, Shamanism, Yoga and what he called the eternal return — the implicit belief, supposedly present in religious thought in general, that religious behavior is not only an imitation of, but also a participation in, sacred events, and thus restores the mythical time of origins.

Eliade argues that religious thought in general rests on a sharp distinction between the Sacred and the profane ; whether it takes the form of God, gods, or mythical Ancestors, the Sacred contains all " reality ", or value, and other things acquire " reality " only to the extent that they participate in the sacred.

According to Eliade's interpretation, religious man apparently feels the need to live not only near, but at, the mythical Center as much as possible, given that the Center is the point of communication with the Sacred.

This is an example of the Sacred's distance from " profane " life, life lived after the mythical age: by escaping from the profane condition through religious behavior, figures such as the shaman return to the conditions of the mythical age, which include nearness to the High God (" by his flight or ascension, the shaman [...] meets the God of Heaven face to face and speaks directly to him, as man sometimes did in illo tempore ").

From the standpoint of religious thought, the world has an objective purpose established by mythical events, to which man should conform himself: " Myth teaches man the primordial ' stories ' that have constituted him existentially.

Kirk also believes that Eliade overextends his theories: for example, Eliade claims that the modern myth of the " noble savage " results from the religious tendency to idealize the primordial, mythical age.

Some consider forming an epistemic community a deep human need, and ultimately a mythical or even religious obligation.

However, he found himself unable to credit the accounts of Neot or any other saint, ultimately considering them mythical rather than historical, a discovery which further shook his religious faith.

::: Historic, religious and mythical figures

Due to its combination of historical, mythical, and religious elements, it has been called the Maya Bible.

The impetus for the development of the art were the development of the art of woodblock printing and the release of the popular Chinese novel Suikoden, a tale of rebel courage and manly bravery illustrated with lavish woodblock prints showing men in heroic scenes, their bodies decorated with dragons and other mythical beasts, flowers, ferocious tigers and religious images.

He supposedly discovered there the Jade Palace of Huang-Di, the mythical Yellow Emperor and originator of Chinese culture, and met Hsi Wang Mu ( Xi Wang Mu ), the ' Spirit Mother of the West ' usually called the ' Queen Mother of the West ', who was the object of an ancient religious cult which reached its peak in the Han Dynasty, also had her mythical abode in these mountains.

Nor are optimistic and socially-oriented themes at all rare in the distinctive religious history of this country.

In general this music focuses on themes in love, religious and epic.

On his return to Nuremberg, Dürer worked on a number of grand projects with religious themes, including a crucifixion scene and a Sacra Conversazione, though neither was completed.

The popularity and success of the Baroque style was encouraged by the Roman Catholic Church, which had decided at the time of the Council of Trent, in response to the Protestant Reformation, that the arts should communicate religious themes in direct and emotional involvement.

James L. Richardson identified five central themes in Locke's writing: individualism, consent, the concepts of the rule of law and government as trustee, the significance of property, and religious toleration.

Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, sexuality, poverty, class divisions, violence against women and corruption put the characters in conflict with themselves, others, society and even natural phenomena.

Secular or atheist feminists have engaged in feminist criticism of religion, arguing that many religions have oppressive rules towards women and misogynistic themes and elements in religious texts.

These writers point to numerous guerrilla conflicts that center around religious, ethnic or even criminal enterprise themes, and that do not lend themselves to the classic " national liberation " template.

Historical subjects, religious themes, and portraits were valued ( landscape and still life were not ), and the Académie preferred carefully finished images that looked realistic when examined closely.

It also has strong themes of internationalism and addresses a need of humanity to mature-criticizing religious hierarchies, emphasizing inter-religious dialogue and unity, and international standards ; things others at the time thought lacked practical application and seemed only utopian in the era it was published.

The film contains themes of religious satire that were controversial at the time of its release, drawing accusations of blasphemy and protests from some religious groups.

His three main themes in the essays were the effect of religious ideas on economic activities, the relation between social stratification and religious ideas and the distinguishable characteristics of Western civilization.

It is one of Dick's first works to explore religious themes.

His focus was to faithfully convey, with less poetic license, Khayyam ’ s original religious, mystical, and historic Persian themes, through the verses as well as his extensive annotations.

Many American paintings throughout the early nineteenth century had religious themes, and Morse was an early exemplar of this.

Self-portraits and family members were her most frequent subjects, but, in her later life, she also painted religious themes.

In her later life, Anguissola painted not only portraits, but religious themes, as she had done in the days of her youth.

Paine's creed encapsulates many of the major themes of the rest of his text: a firm belief in a creator-God ; a skepticism regarding most supernatural claims ( here the afterlife, later in the text, miracles ); a conviction that virtues should be derived from a consideration for others rather than oneself ; an animus against corrupt religious institutions ; and an emphasis on the individual's right of conscience.

The famous late Gothic series of seven tapestry hangings The Hunt of the Unicorn are a high point in European tapestry manufacture, combining both secular and religious themes.

After two successful film adaptations of Shakespeare, Zeffirelli went on to religious themes, first with a film about the life of St. Francis of Assisi titled Brother Sun, Sister Moon, then his extended mini-series Jesus of Nazareth with an all-star cast.

* Palazzo Pretorio, next to the Duomo, of the 12th century, with a bell tower ( Torre Civica ) of the thirteenth century ( it now hosts a collection of baroque paintings of religious themes ).