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Mark Lloyd Professor Guest Intro to Art History March 21, 2005 World Religions Displayed Through Art Art created in the early stages of religion was created for many reasons. Many times the art was used to convert outsiders or even to create awareness amongst all worshipers. The importance of these miraculous displays of art still affect the feelings of many religious believers today. In the early time of persecution many art forms where held a secret because of the consequences of worshiping an outlawed religion, so many of the early paintings and sculptures were created anonymously. The religious art we are talking about focus on five of the world religions that still exist today; Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. The three religions focused on in the following include Christianity, Buddhism, and a glimpse of Islam. First, the Great Stupa at Sanchi from the Buddhist religion is the oldest surviving example of a stupa....

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