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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
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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.
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Musée de cire de Lourdes
87, Rue de la Grotte 65100 LOURDES
RELIGIONS Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELIGIOUS SITE
DESCRIPTION
At the Lourdes Wax Museum, experience the great moments of Christianity as closely as possible. Discover new scenes of Jesus with his apostles, The apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette, as well as other characters to whom the museum pays tribute. Whether Lourdes is for you a pilgrimage destination or a simple tourist visit, immerse yourself in this unforgettable period of history.
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE
For 40 years now, the Wax Museum has been helping you to go back in time, to experience the most important events in the lives of Jesus and Bernadette. Come and meet some of the great people who marked their time.
You will thus discover, as if you were there, Leonardo da Vinci's famous Last Supper or the welcoming of Mother Teresa by Pope John Paul II.
You will thus discover, as if you were there, Leonardo da Vinci's famous Last Supper or the welcoming of Mother Teresa by Pope John Paul II.
INTER-RELIGIOUS RELEVANCE
Since its creation, the Lourdes Wax Museum has already welcomed more than 3 million visitors from all over the world. Like them, approach a hundred life-size wax characters who tell the story of Jesus, Bernadette, the little shepherdess of Bartrès, or the emotion of Mother Teresa received by His Holiness John Paul II, on about twenty scenes.
Treat yourself and your family to a visit to a museum for children and adults, with its paintings designed and conceived for children and adults.
Treat yourself and your family to a visit to a museum for children and adults, with its paintings designed and conceived for children and adults.
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE
Since it is a Museum it is opened for everybody. The museum is located in the city of Lourdes which has the most christian related places, such as monuments, squares, fountains... Many believers go to this site for an annual pilgrimage but any curious person with different or no confessions can pay a visit.
HOW TO USE WITH THE STUDENTS
Direct visit could be interesting, more so since the museum is designed for children too.
REFERENCE TO THE GUIDELINE
- History and Philosophy of Religions - Religion and the Concept of God
- History and Philosophy of Religions - Christianity
- Multidisciplinary Pedagogical Approaches to Teach History of Religions - Teaching Religion through the Personal Experiences of Prophets and Saints
- Multidisciplinary Pedagogical Approaches to Teach History of Religions - Peer Learning in Teaching History of Religions
- 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
- Building Students’ Interreligious Competences in Communication and Adaptation in a Cross-Cultural Environment - Making Judgements – The Role of Religion and Cultural Traditions
MEDIA RESOURCES
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The area around the museumThe beautiful surroundings of the museum
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Musée de cire à Lourdes
An insight of the museum's sculptures
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Tourist office of Lourdes
With more than 2,000,000 visitors since its creation, the "wax" museum of Lourdes is at the forefront of the city's tourist activities.
You will discover 18 scenes and more than 100 life-size wax characters, presented by the decorators of the prestigious Grévin Museum in Paris.
Scene after scene, you will experience the fascinating story of Christ and Bernadette's life.
History forever etched in your memory! Because you saw it! As if you were there.
