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Evocation (other)
Evocation is the act of calling or summoning a spirit, demon, deity or other supernatural agent, in the Western mystery tradition. Evocation may also refer to: * '' Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion'', a 2009 folk album by Eluveitie ** '' Evocation II: Pantheon'', a 2017 folk album by Eluveitie * Evocation, a method of compressing communication into very high-level information, as described in the novel ''A Fire Upon the Deep'' by Vernor Vinge * Evocation (band) Evocation is a Swedish death metal band from Borås. History Foundation (1991–1992) Evocation was formed in the autumn of 1991 in Borås by bassist Thomas Josefsson, vocalist Jani Karvola, guitarist Marko Palmén, drummer Janne K. Bodén ..., a Swedish metal band See also * Evoke (other) * Invocation (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evocation
Evocation is the act of evoking, calling upon, or summoning a spirit, demon, deity or other supernatural agents, in the Western mystery tradition. Comparable practices exist in many religions and magical traditions and may employ the use of mind-altering substances with and without uttered word formulas. Overview Evocation is the act of calling upon or summoning a spirit, demon, deity or other supernatural agent. Conjuration also refers to a summoning, often by the use of a magical spell. In the Western mystery tradition History The Latin word '' evocatio'' was the "caIIing forth" or "summoning away" of a city's tutelary deity. The rituaI was conducted in a miIitary setting either as a threat during a siege or as a result of surrender, and aimed at diverting the god's favor from the opposing city to the Roman side, customariIy with a promise of a better-endowed cuIt or a more Iavish tempIe. ''Evocatio'' was thus a kind of rituaI dodge to mitigate Iooting of sacred objec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Arcane Dominion
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantheon
Pantheon may refer to: * Pantheon (religion), a set of gods belonging to a particular religion or tradition, and a temple or sacred building * Pantheon, Rome, Italy, a Catholic church and former Roman temple Pantheon may also refer to: Buildings and memorials * Pantheon, Rome, Italy, a Catholic church and former Roman temple * Panthéon, Paris, France, a monument ** Place du Panthéon, a square * Pantheon, London, England, an 18th-century place of entertainment * Pantheon of Illustrious Men, a royal site in Madrid, Spain * Pantheon of National Revival Heroes, a Bulgarian national monument and ossuary * Pantheon, Moscow, Russia, a planned but uncompleted memorial tomb * Pantheon Theatre, Vincennes, Indiana, U.S. * National Pantheon, Portugal, a national monument and tomb in Lisbon * National Pantheon of Venezuela, a burial place and former church in Caracas * National Pantheon of the Heroes, a national monument in Asunción, Paraguay * Khojivank Pantheon of Tbilisi, an Armenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fire Upon The Deep
''A Fire Upon the Deep'' is a 1992 science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge. It is a space opera involving superhuman intelligences, aliens, variable physics, space battles, love, betrayal, genocide, and a communication medium resembling Usenet. ''A Fire Upon the Deep'' won the Hugo Award in 1993, sharing it with '' Doomsday Book'' by Connie Willis. Besides the normal print book editions, the novel was also included on a CD-ROM sold by ClariNet Communications along with the other nominees for the 1993 Hugo awards. The CD-ROM edition included numerous annotations by Vinge on his thoughts and intentions about different parts of the book, and was later released as a standalone e-book. Setting The novel is set in various locations in the Milky Way. The galaxy is divided into four concentric volumes called the "Zones of Thought"; it is not clear to the novel's characters whether this is a natural phenomenon or an artificially produced one, but it seems to roughly corr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evocation (band)
Evocation is a Swedish death metal band from Borås. History Foundation (1991–1992) Evocation was formed in the autumn of 1991 in Borås by bassist Thomas Josefsson, vocalist Jani Karvola, guitarist Marko Palmén, drummer Janne K. Bodén and guitarist Vesa Kenttäkumpu. A few months later, Evocation parted ways with vocalist Jani Karvola. Thomas Josefsson filled the empty spot as vocalist but ceased to continue playing bass. In 1992, two demos were recorded. The first was recorded at Sunlight Studio with producer Tomas Skogsberg. It resulted in a three track and intro demo limited to 500 copies entitled "The Ancient Gate". Later in an interview, Skogsberg named Evocation as "the best demo band he ever had recorded". Before the sound recording, Christian "Kricke" Saarinen filled the role as bassist. The second demo contained four tracks and was recorded in a local studio. Later on, both demos gathered cult status within tape trader communities and are now considered true ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evoke (other)
Evoke may refer to: * Evocation, the act of calling upon or summoning a spirit, demon, deity or other supernatural agent * E'voke, a British female vocal duo * ''Evoke'' (album), a 2005 electro-industrial album by Wumpscut * Evoke Motorcycles, a Chinese manufacturer of smart electric motorcycles See also * Evoked potential An evoked potential or evoked response is an electrical potential in a specific pattern recorded from a specific part of the nervous system, especially the brain, of a human or other animals following presentation of a stimulus such as a light fla ... * Evocation (other) * Invoke (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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