ART AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS
What is Artistic Expression in a religion? And what role does art specifically play in a religion?
"Religious art or sacred art is artistic imagery using religious inspiration and motifs and is often intended to uplift the mind to the spiritual. Sacred art involves the ritual and cultic practices and practical and operative aspects of the path of the spiritual realization within the artist's religious tradition."- Online Source
Art comes in all shapes and sizes. When it comes to art, every religion and every individual appreciates it and expresses it in various ways. Some may consider art as a part of their ceremonies of prayer or some simply to help them depict stories of mythology. In this section we will discover and explore the art and artistic expressions in the these three indigenous religions:
Native American Religions
Mayan Religion
Aztec Religion