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The symbolism of the temple in ancient cultures

Гудимова С.А.

Abstract

The article is devoted to the symbolism of the temples of ancient Greece, India, China, Japan, other cultures and to their connection with ancient mythology.

Keywords

the temple as the center of the universe, the temple and the concept of the World Tree, the construction of the temple as a cosmogonic act, images of the universe in architecture; Kami,

DOI: 10.31249/hoc/2019.03.04

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