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dragon-discourse · 4 years

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Vishap

Name: Vishap

Type: Mythical

Culture of Origin: Armanian

Description: The Vishap is often depicted as a winged serpent, though they can also be depicted as composite creatures.

Myth: Vahagn Vishapakagh (Vahagn the Dragonreaper) was said to have battled and Vishap, thus earning him his title. Other stories seems to suggest that rather than an individual, vishap are a species of dragon.

Facts:

Vishapakar, or Vishap/Serpent Stones, are said to be depictions of Vishap.

They are commonly found near bodies of water, and usually appear as cigar-shaped stones.

Despite representing serpents, they’ll often be fish or bull-like.

Vishap is at times worshiped as a water spirit, while other times it is seen as an antagonistic force.

The entomology of Vishap is uncertain, meaning either water monster or massive monster.

Vahagn Vishapakagh is a god of fire, thunder, and war, who was said to fight the dragons of Armenia, thus earning him his title of Dragonreaper.

Azhdahak in Armenian folklore was a man-dragon, and the king of Medes.

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lostgoonie1980 · 3 years

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179. Calendário (Calendar, 1993), dir. Atom Egoyan

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travelishly-blog · 4 years

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Bangladesh top 3 must visit places in 2020.

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The Armenian Church

Armanian Church, Old Dhaka

The Armenian Church

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rmilesfiction2018 · 6 years

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I am currently considering what specific type of worship, shrine and rituals I would like to draw inspiration from in order to imply the worshiping of yourself and your journey through objects. The colour of pomegranates imagery is based partly on traditional Armanian Christianity and folk art and my previous video uses footage of Christian baptism in Georgia. I am considering using Christian ideas of iconography and worship however I have seen a lot of artwork comparing Christian worship to modern phenomena’s like croweds lifting their hands up in concerts or being re-appropriated in pop culture e.g. Madonna’s music videos and album artwork.

I am looking at the practices of Buddhism and Hinduism.

https://www.diffen.com/difference/Buddhism_vs_Hinduism

http://www.insightstate.com/video/best-hindu-mantras-and-their-meanings/

1. Rescues you from all situations that may lead to death - this idea relates to trying to achieve immortality online.

I have chosen this mantra translated to English, there is no direct translation although the version in English I had found point to the same ideas and words used in the mantra. I altered the word God at the beginning to I, in order to illude to the worship of oneself as a God through these self care rituals, our belief systems and meanings we choose to add to our lives.

I am very aware of the potential for appropriation of religion/ or specifically Hinduism when trying to make a comparison to it. I am making decisions hopefully that are tasteful and suggest a comparison to some of the concepts and rituals that belong to Hinduism rather than exploiting or trying to take credit for Hindu imagery and practices. My shrine should be a combination of visual aspects of social media, the online realm, peoples personal physical objects and the concept of Hindu practices and offerings when they worship.

I was thinking about who this shrine belongs to, it will be influenced by me of course because I will use some personal objects that I own and by my observations of other people. I have decided to set up a mirror instead of using a photography of someone; I like the idea that the person the shrine belongs to or is for is the person looking at the installation. This way they also become part of the installation.

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