Sicán Deity

Examples of Sicán Deity in the following topics:

• The Sicán

  • The Early Sicán period began around 750 CE and lasted until 900 CE.
  • It appeared to be a predecessor to the related faces of the Sicán Deity and the Sicán Lord of the Middle Sicán culture.
  • The Middle Sicán period lasted from 900 to 1100 CE.
  • At the time of the drought, the Sicán Deity, so closely tied to the ocean and water in general, was at the center of Sicán religion, and appeared in most major artistic motifs.
  • The catastrophic changes in weather were thus linked to the Sicán Deity, mainly to the failure of the deity to mediate nature for the Sicán people.

• Chimú

  • The Chimú expansion also incorporated many different ethnic groups, including the Sicán culture, which lasted independently until 1375.
  • The Chimú worshipped the Moon (Si) and considered it the greatest and most powerful of the deities.
  • They were also considered to be sons of the Sun deity.
  • Shrines (called huacas) developed in each district across Chimor, dedicated to an associated legend, deity, or cult of belief, depending on the region.
  • Spondylus shells were used as a currency and as offerings to the deities.

• Humans and Their Deities

  • Some religions have one supreme deity, others have multiple deities of various ranks.
  • Deities are depicted in a variety of forms, but are also frequently expressed in religious art as having human form, although some faiths and traditions consider it blasphemous to imagine or depict the deity as having any concrete form.
  • For example, human burials between 50,000 and 30,000 BCE provide evidence of human belief in an afterlife and possibly in deities, although it is not clear when human belief in deities became the dominant view.
  • Monotheistic deities are often thought of as being omnipresent though invisible.
  • In polytheism, deities are conceived of as a counterpart to humans: humans are defined by their station subject to the deities, nourishing them with prayers or sacrifices, and deities are defined by their sovereignty over humans, punishing and rewarding them, but also depending on their worship.

• Theism and Monotheism

  • It refers to any belief system that incorporates the existence of a deity.
  • A deity is a supernatural being thought of as holy, divine or sacred.
  • When only one deity is recognized, the faith tradition is called monotheistic.
  • Faith traditions involving more than one deity are called polytheistic.
  • Polytheism can also be subdivided according to how individual deities are regarded: Henotheism is the belief that while only one deity is worshiped other deities may exist and other people are justified in worshiping those other deities.

• Temple Style of the South

  • A characteristic of most temples is the presence of murtis (statues) of the Hindu deity to whom the temple is dedicated.
  • They are usually dedicated to one primary deity, the presiding deity, and other deities associated with the main deity.
  • However, some temples are dedicated to several deities, and others are dedicated to murtis in an iconic form.
  • Apart from the main fixed stone deities, processional deities made of panchaloha (an alloy of gold, silver, copper, zinc and tin) are bathed, dressed, decorated with valuables, and taken out in processions for festivals throughout the year.

• Hindu Sculpture

  • Hindu sculpture represents the themes of its religion through its depiction of deities and recurring symbols, such as the lotus flower.
  • These deities are often portrayed with multiple limbs and heads, demonstrating the extent of the god's power and ability.
  • Many deities have their name based on the Sanskrit word for lotus, such as Lakshimi.
  • Sculpture is inextricably linked with architecture in Hindu temples, which are usually devoted to a number of different deities.
  • The deity is depicted as having multiple arms, as is common for idols of Hindu gods.

• Temple Style of the North

  • It also contains the garbha graha, or womb-chamber, in which a particular idol or deity is housed, in a process that is called circumambulation.
  • However, in such cases, deities are not adorned with valuable jewelry.
  • These visions are either of a deity, a very holy person, or an artifact.
  • An individual can "receive" darsana, or the blessing of a particular deity, within the temple, or from a saintly person, such as a great guru.
  • It also contains the garbha graha, or womb-chamber, in which the idol or deity is housed, in a process that is called circumambulation,

• Southern Style Temples in Southeast Asia

  • A characteristic of most temples is the presence of murtis (statues) of the Hindu deity to whom the temple is dedicated.
  • They are usually dedicated to one primary deity, the presiding deity, and other deities associated with the main deity.
  • However, some temples are dedicated to several deities, and others are dedicated to murtis in an iconic form.
  • Apart from the main fixed stone deities, processional deities made of panchaloha (an alloy of gold, silver, copper, zinc, and tin) are bathed, dressed, decorated with valuables, and taken out in processions for festivals throughout the year.

• Polytheism

  • Polytheism is the belief in multiple deities assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals.
  • Polytheism is the worship or belief in multiple deities usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals.
  • The deities of polytheism are often portrayed as complex personages of greater or lesser status, with individual skills, needs, desires, and histories.
  • Deities first worshiped as the patrons of cities or places came to be collected together as empires extended over larger territories.
  • Many cities who worshiped one particular deity often featured a large temple or shrine in the city center.

• Northern Style Temples in Southeast Asia

  • In many cases, all castes and categories of people are permitted to enter the innermost sanctum of these temples and worship the deity personally.
  • However, in such cases, deities are not adorned with valuable jewelry.
  • These visions are either of a deity, a very holy person, or an artifact.
  • An individual can "receive" darsana, or the blessing of a particular deity, within the temple, or from a saintly person, such as a great guru.
  • It also contains the garbha graha, or womb-chamber, in which the idol or deity is housed, in a process that is called circumambulation,