What is a difference between the Pueblo kachina figurines and masks used in ritual dance and the Byzantine Christ from the Deësis mosaic in Hagia Sophia?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The kachinas were believed to be agents in the transfer of power from the gods to men, whereas the Byzantine images were not thought to be invested with divine power—although they could encourage prayer.
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