Culture and Cosmos is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the history of
astrology and cultural astronomy published by the
Sophia Centre Press in
partnership with the Sophia
Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, Faculty of Humanitiies and the
Performing Arts, at the University
of Wales Trinity Saint David
We are currently seeking submissions for future volumes of Culture and Cosmos.
We are currently seeking submissions for future volumes of Culture and Cosmos.
Volume 15-2
Ritual Ornamentation—From the Secular to the Religious: A Survey into Whether the Ritualised Use of Domestic Ornaments Does for the Owner Invest those Objects with Religious Significance
Pamela Armstrong
Abstract
This article explores how we ‘who live in the hollows’ may, or may not use domestic decoration to establish through ritual a connection between mind and imagination, heart and soul; how we may, or may not be given sight of ‘the jewels of the upper earth’, and through that connecting link, perhaps glimpse the ‘equability of a surrounding heaven’ (Phaedo). This paper is based on an empirical research project that explored the manner in which domestic ornamentation is used for ritual purposes during times of festival and it examines the beliefs which may underpin its usage.
