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Religious iconography is rich with references to sacrifice: Yajna in Hinduism, an Agnus Dei as a visual representation of Jesus Christ as a sacrificial lamb; an animal that is traditionally highly valued in Abrahamic spirituality, Kourbania in Greek Orthodoxy, and ritualistic sacrifices in Santera.
From Greece the engravings spread to various countries that had spiritual ties to Greek Orthodoxy, such as Serbia, Bulgaria, Rumania, Ukraine, and Russia.
In 1976 Tavener had entered the Russian Orthodox church--although he has since lived part of each year in Greece and considers himself closer to Greek Orthodoxy.
 
 
 
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