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DIVINITY #0805/ 2005
(  Satoshi Kinoshita )
| Series: | Paintings: Landscape | | Medium: | oilstick on stretched canvas | | Size (inches): | 36 x 24 | | Size (mm): | 914 x 610 | | Catalog #: | PA_081 | | Description: | Signed, titled, date, copyright in magic ink on the reverse.
The art of government is the organisation of idolatry.
-George Bernard Shaw
'Tis mad idolatry To make the service greater than the god.
-William Shakespeare
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She, sweet lady, dotes,/ Devoutly dotes, dotes in idolatry,/ Upon this spotted and inconstant man.
-From"A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) / Act 1, Scene 1, lines 109-110/ www.bookrags.com/notes/mnd/QUO.htm
Idolatry:
Idolatry is a term used by many religions to describe the worship of a false deity, which is an affront to their understanding of divinity. Many religions consider the beliefs or practices of other religions to be idolatrous.
The concept of giving worship to icons or images is called iconolatry. However, the term "idolatry" only rarely refers to the worshipping of physical idols.
Etymology:
The word idolatry comes (by haplology) from the Greek word eidololatria, a compound of eidolon, "image" or "figure", and latreia, "worship". Although the Greek appears to be a loan translation of the Hebrew phrase avodat elilim, which is attested in rabbinic literature (e.g., bChul., 13b, Bar.), the Greek term itself is not found in the Septuagint, Philo, Josephus, or in other Hellenistic Jewish writings. The term is also lacking in Greek pagan literature. In the New Testament, the Greek word is found only in the letters of Paul, 1 Peter, and Revelation, where it has a derogatory meaning. There are many Hebrew terms for idolatry such as avodah zarah, "foreign worship", and avodat kochavim umazalot, "worship of planets and constellations".
Idolatry in many forms:
Many religions hold that the purpose of worship is to bring one into connection with divinity. Any set of beliefs or practices which significantly interferes with this may, at some point, be termed "idolatry". Examples might include:
* A very strong attachment to one's country that a religion considers inappropriate. In this case nationalism could be considered a form of idolatry.
* A very strong desire to gain sex and wealth that a religion considers inappropriate. In this case greed could be considered a form of idolatry.
* A very strong desire to gain fame or recognition that a religion considers inappropriate. In this case egocentrism could be considered a form of idolatry .
-Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idolatry
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