Stories (myths) may then grow up around a ritual. Frequently the myths include representatives of those supernatural forces that the rites celebrate or hope to influence. Performers may wear costumes and masks to represent the mythical characters or supernatural forces in the rituals or in ...
Mortuary masks made of gold, bronze, hard stone, many-coloured terra-cotta, and other materials were used at Mycenae, in pre-Hellenistic and later in Coptic (early Christian) Egypt, in Peru, and in other places to cover the face and sometimes the chest. Elsewhere, a cloth covering the ...
Themasksrepresenting beneficent and maleficent sacred or holy forces in religious dances—particularly in Buddhist monasteries of Nepal, Tibet, and Japan and in many other societies—constitute another category of sacred representational objects. They are usuallyworshippedjust as statues are worshipped. ...
Stories (myths) may then grow up around a ritual.Frequently the myths include representatives of those supernatural forces that the rites celebrate or hope to influence.Performers may wear costumes and masks to represent the mythical characters or supernatural forces in the rituals or in accompanying...
ancient China. Mortuarymasksmade of gold, bronze, hard stone, many-coloured terra-cotta, and other materials were used at Mycenae, in pre-Hellenistic and later in Coptic (early Christian) Egypt, in Peru, and in other places to cover the face and sometimes the chest. Elsewhere, a cloth ...