Adorant
In art history , anthroposophy and religious studies, adorants ( Latin adoro or adoratio "adoration") are figures of early cultures whose special characteristics are outspread arms and which are generally supposed to represent worshipers or worshipers , which is, however, controversial for prehistoric representations because comparable representations occur in all non-trained beginners. Representations of the Adoration can be found z. B. on rock carvings of the Bronze Age or on rune stones ( Krogstastenen ). The representations, also called praying figures, were found in particularly large numbers in the temple ruins of the god Abu in Esnunna . Abstractions that reduce adoration to the representation of raised arms were found in the Bronze Age stele temple of Hazor .
Single receipts
- ↑ Hällristningar along Heliga Vägen vid Backa ( Memento from June 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ The alphabet of mankind . In: Der Spiegel . No. 23 , 2008, p. 172 ( online ).