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Research draft

shrine

vr.tr.shrine · PHY.BLT

Let an agent describe shrines respectfully by tradition, dedication, location, practice and visitor etiquette, attributing beliefs to adherents.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe shrines respectfully by tradition, dedication, location, practice and visitor etiquette, attributing beliefs to adherents.

A sacred place or structure dedicated to a deity, saint, ancestor or hero, where people pray, make offerings or pilgrimages, such as Shinto shrines, pilgrimage churches, martyrs shrines, household shrines and sacred enclosures.

What it is for: Worship, remembrance, pilgrimage and community.

It can be visit respectfully; learn about the dedication and tradition; follow etiquette and rules; protect shrines as heritage.

Distinguishing features

Sacred dedication

Many religious traditions

Sites of offering and pilgrimage

Etiquette matters for visitors

What it looks like

From small household altars to large complexes with gates, halls and sacred grounds.

How it is recognised

Tradition-specific forms such as torii gates

Offerings and votive objects

Pilgrimage churches and memorial shrines

Related models

is a kind of - category

religious site and building

is related to - related sites

temple and mausoleum

is visited in - practice

pilgrimage

is protected as - status

cultural heritage

In practice

Families and kinds

Shinto shrines

Christian pilgrimage shrines

Islamic shrines and tombs of saints

household shrines

memorial and martyrs shrines

Standards and regulation

Freedom of religion or belief

Heritage protection law

Failure modes and hazards

Disrespectful visitor behaviour

Stating beliefs as facts

Politically sensitive shrines described without balance

Also called

Catholic pilgrimage churchhouse-shaped shrinesaqakhanehmartyrs' shrine in Taiwansacred enclosureSoma ShrinesShikinai HiteishaChongsheng Shrinehieronroofed polesanctuarydargahCi Shrinewayside shrinediocesan shrinePagan sanctuaries of ancient SlavsBathtub MadonnapronaosnaosHermitage of San Miguel de ArretxinagaShejitanLak Mueangpythionalminha / peto de ánimasstatioFußfallMarian and Holy Trinity columnSantellaJesus is condemned to deathJesus is given his crossJesus falls the first timeJesus meets His MotherSimon of Cyrene carries the crossVeronica wipes the face of JesusJesus falls the second timeJesus meets the daughters of JerusalemJesus falls the third timeJesus is stripped of His garmentsCrucifixion: Jesus is nailed to the crossJesus dies on the cross

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.shrine

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity Which shrine.

Tradition and dedication.

Tradition

Religion.

Tradition

Tradition.

  1. Which tradition does the shrine belong to? definition
  2. To whom is it dedicated? provenance

Place

Location.

Place

Location.

  1. Where is it? provenance
  2. Who looks after it? provenance
Practice Worship.

Practices vary.

Rituals

Offerings and prayer.

Rituals

Practices.

  1. What practices take place, according to the tradition? provenance
  2. Are there festivals? provenance

Pilgrimage

Visits.

Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage.

  1. Is it a pilgrimage site? definition
  2. When are major pilgrimages? measurement
Visiting Etiquette.

Visitors should be respectful.

Etiquette

Conduct.

Etiquette

Etiquette.

  1. What etiquette should visitors follow? boundary
  2. Is photography allowed? boundary

Access

Opening.

Access

Access.

  1. When is it open to visitors? provenance
  2. Are non-adherents welcome? definition
Context Heritage and politics.

Some shrines are sensitive.

Heritage

Protection.

Heritage

Heritage.

  1. Is it a protected heritage site? provenance
  2. What is its history? provenance

Neutrality

Sensitivity.

Neutrality

Neutral description.

  1. Is the shrine politically or historically contested? boundary
  2. Are views attributed neutrally? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should shrine types per tradition be separate entries?
  • How should named shrines be linked?
  • How should politically contested shrines be described?
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