Términos

Dispositivo usado para generar una bobina de hilo o cordel uniforme. Por lo general tiene un eje fijo que gira de forma continua, envolviendo el hilo de manera pareja en la bobina montada.

Alphabet used for Sanskrit, Hindi, and other Indian languages.

Deities or good spirits in Hinduism and Buddhism.

Describes nations of the world that are considered economically and technologically advanced. Generally consider this more current and accurate than "First World."

Refers to commercial archaeological work in advance of development.

Refers to countries with low per capita income and an undeveloped industrial base relative to other countries.

Residencia privada de la antigua Roma que proporciona comida y alojamiento a los viajeros en ruta a los estados rurales.

Mechanical contrivances that are the result of devising, inventing, or artistic endeavor, and that have a particular purpose.

In theology, evil or unclean spirits. In Christian theology, includes Satan and other fallen angels.

Libro que contiene oraciones y otras formas de culto.

An interval of the Paleozoic Era that followed the Silurian Period and preceded the Carboniferous Period, spanning between about 419.2 million and 358.9 million years ago. This period featured diverse and abundant aquatic life. Forests and marine organisms known as ammonites appeared early in the Devonian, and later amphibians appeared, the first vertebrates on land.

A pattern formed on a fabric, especially velvet, by burning the pile away with acid.

Small cards, often made of cardboard or paper, with religious graphics or text located on one side. Pre-19th century cards often used watercolor or paint while those created during and after the 1800s used printed imagery.

Special lamps that are lit with the intention of expressing devotion for a religious purpose. Devotional lamps have existed since ancient times; they are found in many cultures, including in Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity. Examples are lamps that burn before images or statues in Christian churches. To distinguish lamps lit specifically in recognition of a vow, prayer, or desire, use "votive lamps."

Tipo de compuesto obtenido a partir del almidón por acción del calor, de un ácido o una enzima. Tiene fuertes propiedades adhesivas y es utilizado como pegamento, en particular en sobres, papel engomado y sellos postales, mezclado con goma arábiga, en compuestos pirotécnicos y en terminación de textiles.

Regional or indigenous Latin American cooking pots of a particular type.

En el budismo y el hinduísmo, encantamientos de sílabas o frases en Sánscrito o pseudo-Sánscrito que se usan como mecanismos protectores o para ayudar a la concentración; hacen referencia a resúmenes cortos de la doctrina esencial contenida en textos sagrados mucho más largos.