Altar Architecture
In the religious sphere, an altar is a table used in sacred ritual sacrifice or deposit offerings. Etymologically, found in the word "altar" two concepts: the height (from Latin altar which gives the Italian altare, both elevation and depth, as in the phrase "high seas") and food (from Latin alere , feed, sustain).
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Description
Next religions or practices, an altar is located only in a place of worship or in a person.
Ancient Greek and Roman
In Europe there is a long time (mainly during the ancient Greek and Roman) a main element dwelling where the family performs its devotions. It takes place gradually in places dedicated to worship with the centralization of it.
It could be intended to make sacrifices.
Christianity
Eastern Spirituality
In religion Shinto where worship of ancestors and deities remains present, it is not uncommon to find a place dedicated to the memory or the worship of ancestors. The domestic altars are also customary among Buddhists.
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Related articles
- Altarpiece , table laid back on the altar.
- Techcatl , altar of human sacrifice Mesoamerican.
External Links
- The altar as a threshold on the website of the Catholic liturgy
- The altar features and shapes. Typology of altars with description (document from the Ministry of Culture French) [pdf]
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