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History of Religions
History of the 3 Monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and of the main different Christianity confessions (Roman Catholicism, Eastern Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism and Protestantism)
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Pedagogical Approaches
New pedagogical approaches to teach history of religion
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Role of Religions in Civilization
How to didactically promote among students of different confessions, the capacity of a critical analysis and understanding of the role played by religions in the history of mankind
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Interreligious Students’ Competences
Set of teaching contents, to be used by teachers to highlight and valorize the universal values of tolerance and universalisms that all Monotheistic religions and religious texts contain to promote and sustain mutual understanding among students
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Managing Multi-Religious Classes
Teaching Sources to help teachers dealing with multicultural and multi-religious classes
Map
An interactive didactical map interactive didactical map giving access to sites with a religious relevance.-
Introduction
A comparative review of the liturgical celebrations, ceremonies and dietary rules existing in the different religions.
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Celebrations
Description and comparative analysis of the celebrations of different religions and confessions
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Ceremonies
Description and comparative analysis of the ceremonies of different religions and confessions
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Dietary Rules
Description and comparative analysis of the dietary rules of different religions and confessions
Events
The Pathway through Religions project has been promoted trough conferences and articles.
Conferences
The Pathway through Religions project was presented in a number of events in order to report about the activities carried out and the results achieved
Press Review
The Pathway through Religions project partnership made contacts with web sites focusing on the fields of educationPartnership
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Contractual Partners
From this section it is possible to access to a description of each contractual partner of the Pathway through Religions project.
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Schools
From this section it is possible to access to the information about the schools involved in the Pathway through Religions Project in the European countries involved.
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Associated Partners
As a result of the exploitation activity a number of associated partners officially joined the project in order to contribute to the improvement of the project impact on their target groups and to ensure the project sustainability by continuing using the project deliverables in the next years.
This section of the Pathway through Religions portal provides administrative information for the project contractual partners and for the European Commission and it is password protected.
Map
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An interactive didactical map interactive didactical map giving access to sites with a religious relevance.
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Blessed Virgin Mary monument
Haskovo, Bulgaria
RELIGIONS Catholic, Islam, Orthodox
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELIGIOUS SITE
DESCRIPTION
This is the highest statue of Virgin Mary with Jesus in the world.
The monument is 14 meters high and rests upon a 17-foot pedestal. Its total height is 32.8 m. The whole structure weighs 80 tons. A consecrated chapel is built in the base of the monument. The complex is open for visitors every day of the year. No entry fee is required.
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE
The Holy Mother has been considered the patron saint of Haskovo since the birth of the city. The religious complex was officially opened on September 8, 2003, and in 2005 it was recorded in the book "Guinness World Records".
INTER-RELIGIOUS RELEVANCE
Saint Mary is venerated by both Christians and Muslims and considered as a patron of all people in the region. The temple and monument in Haskovo are consecrated by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, but are stylistically closer to the Roman Catholic canon.
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE
Orthodox Christianity celebrates the Blessed Virgin Mary as the greatest saint, the most important holy person after God. Her image is widely represented in Orthodox iconography, hymnography and liturgy. Prayers addressed to the Holy Mother are of particular importance as she is closest to God and is the most decisive intercessor for the prayer before Him. The Virgin Mary holds a singularly exalted place in Islam and she is considered by the Qur'an to have been the greatest woman in the history of humankind.
HOW TO USE WITH THE STUDENTS
- Direct visit
- Virtual visit: Watch videos and see the photo galleries in the media resources section.
- Classroom activity: World Religions Through Art (https://bit.ly/2KU1AAd)
- Virtual visit: Watch videos and see the photo galleries in the media resources section.
- Classroom activity: World Religions Through Art (https://bit.ly/2KU1AAd)
REFERENCE TO THE GUIDELINE
- Multidisciplinary Pedagogical Approaches to Teach History of Religions - Teaching Religions through Visual Arts (Paintings, Sculpture, Architecture)
- Role of Religions in Civilization - Religion Supporting the Creation of Art
MEDIA RESOURCES
VIDEOS
