The world, missionary work, prayer, and God. How has religion “designed” these things?
Symmetry, calligraphy, vertical format, musical scores and notes, book size and chapter doors, colors, paintings, architecture... "religion" and "design" are at the origin of all kinds of expression in the world!
This is a unique book that covers the many "designs" and their history that have been created by religions, where visual persuasion was essential.
❖ World design
・Geocentric theory, Mt. Sumeru, square universe...various forms that depict "what the world is"
・Does “vertical writing” have its roots in the ancient Chinese view of vertical emphasis?
・Visualization of “witches” who accelerated persecution
・Differences in the way “devils” and “ogres” exist in the East and the West
❖ Missionary design
・Clay tablets, wooden tablets, papyrus, parchment, and the printing revolution...Evangelism methods that changed as technology improved and changed.
・Chapter titles, paragraphs, tables of contents, page numbers, indexes... essential elements of books that were created to make the Bible easier to read.
・Japan's horizontally-oriented religious architecture was considered a "devil's form" by Christianity, which emphasizes verticality.
・The drama and innovative contrast of the hands depicted in Caravaggio's religious paintings
❖ Prayer design
・Many brilliant calligraphy created by Islam's prohibition of idol worship
・``Ka'', where you hit a box with a branch and ask if your wish will come true, and ``Uta'', where you call out to God out loud...a number of dramas between gods and humans contained in the shapes of kanji.
・Yellow was discriminated against in Christianity, but in Asia it was a noble color worn by emperors.
・The roots of the group photo examined from the cover design of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's"
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Religious expressions that have continued since ancient times are filled with the incredibleness and wonder of human thinking. In other words, it is a ``hymn to humanity.'' If I can convey even just a little bit of that, I might say that the purpose of this book has been achieved.