Ecclesia (Christianity) - Ecclesia

Japanese: エクレシア(キリスト教) - えくれしあ
Ecclesia (Christianity) - Ecclesia

...In this sense, Christian artists of every era and society had a duty to contribute deeply to the religious life of the people of their time, but it cannot be said that they all fulfilled this duty, and the way in which they contributed was not uniform.
[Christian Architecture]
The European word for Christian cathedral (church) comes from the Greek words ekklēsia (assembly or meeting place) and kyriakos (something belonging to God). A cathedral is a meeting place for the faithful, but it is also the house of God.

From [Synagogue]

…The influence of early synagogue music on Gregorian chant is particularly important. Jewish Music [Nobuo Mizuno]
[Allegorical expression]
From the mid-12th century onwards, allegorical female figures appear in the decoration of Christian churches, contrasting the synagogue (Jewish church) with the ecclesia, or Christian church. The synagogue is usually veiled and holds a broken spear in its hand. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ecclesia (Christianity)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…各時代,各社会のキリスト教美術家たちは,この意味でそれぞれその時代の民衆の宗教生活に深く寄与すべき義務をもっていたわけであるが,彼らがすべてその義務を果たしたとはいえず,またその寄与のしかたも一様ではなかった。
[キリスト教建築]
 キリスト教の聖堂(教会)を意味するヨーロッパ各国語は,ギリシア語のエクレシアekklēsia(集会または集会所)およびキュリアコスkyriakos(神に属するもの)の二つに由来する。聖堂は信徒の集会所であるが,またそれは神の家でもある。…

【シナゴーグ】より

…初期シナゴーグ音楽のグレゴリオ聖歌への影響はとくに重要である。ユダヤ音楽【水野 信男】
[寓意表現]
 12世紀中ごろ以降,キリスト教会堂の装飾にシナゴーグ(ユダヤ教会)とエクレシアekklēsia,ecclesia(キリスト教会)を対比させた,寓意的女性像の表現があらわれる。通常シナゴーグはベールで目隠しをし,手には折れた槍を持つ。…

※「エクレシア(キリスト教)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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