PRÉCIS There are various structural morphologies. Some of these may usefully be regarded as ““natural”” morphologies of structure. Characteristically they are discovered and elaborated in accord with their intrinsic quality, rather than idealistically schematized and then imposed upon existence. Examples are the regular and semi-regular polyhedra, the beautiful pattern of interrelationship they...

Although the Ottoman Empire was an Islamic state, many non-Muslims lived within its borders. The Ottomans chose to rule by freeing in their internal affairs. state did not interfere with beliefs or lifestyles. However, problems arose from time among non-Muslims. One of most important these problem holy places. who would have control over religious buildings Jerusalem, which are considered sacre...

bearing in mind that this quarterly has specially noted the irgc artillery establishment, organizational development and function during the sacred defense, it has considered this topic in this section too: 1. artillery in the iran-iraq war according to the existing documents; 2. areport on karbala headquarter's function in badr operation; 3. khoramshahr artillery establishment process; 4....

Aim: An ethnomedicinal study was carried out to document the medicinal plants used by ethnic and local villagers around the Veyilingalakona sacred grove located in the eastern ghats of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Methods: Ethnobotanical interviews were carried out on medicinal plants used to treat common ailments based on structural questionnaire with the local people and ethnic (...

2002 57 Most people feel kindly disposed to, or even “love” trees, since they provide them with many directly useful resource products. Moreover, they are a habitat for desired fauna; protect watershed lands, streamsides, and springs from erosion; provide shade for humans and their animals; and are a source of aesthetic enjoyment. A utilitarian attitude often results in their being removed in o...

the byzantine art belogs to the world of christianity. the world of christianity has some characteristics which generally reflect the art works belonging to the christian era. any interpretation, critic and studies of the byzantine era art is possible only if it is done on the basis of knowing the world it belongs to. the core of chritian world is the sacred writ and the divine words. the adven...

In this research, we use a combination of ethnographic observation and GIS analysis to explore the use of space by humans and gibbons (Hylobates moloch) to determine areas of potential space competition in the sacred forest and nature reserve Cagar Alam Leuweung Sancang in West Java, Indonesia. More specifically, we test whether gibbons respond to the presence of humans in a manner consistent w...