Loci sacri: understanding sacred places
Sacred places have long exercised a special fascination. Sacred places are not static entities but reveal a historical dynamic. They are the result of cultural developments and have varied multidimensional levels of significance. They are places where time is, as it were, suspended, and they are poi...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Leuven
Leuven University Press
2012
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KADOC studies on religion, culture and society (9)
Year: 2012 |
Reviews: | Loci sacri. Understanding sacred places. Edited by T. Coomans, H. de Dijn, J. de Maeyer, R. Heynickx and B. Verschaffel. (Kadoc Studies on Religion, Culture and Society, 8.) Pp. 283 incl. 69 ills. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 2012. €39,50 (paper). 978 90 5867 842 3 (2014) (Walsham, Alexandra)
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Series/Journal: | KADOC-studies on religion, culture and society
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Space
/ Holiness
/ Cultic site
/ Sacral building
/ Sanctuary
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Further subjects: | B
Religious facilities
B Sacred Space B Shrines B Conference program 2007 (Louvain) B Christianity |
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Summary: | Sacred places have long exercised a special fascination. Sacred places are not static entities but reveal a historical dynamic. They are the result of cultural developments and have varied multidimensional levels of significance. They are places where time is, as it were, suspended, and they are points where holy times and holy places meet. Sacred places are places apart. It is this specificity in the context of the Christian religions of the West that 'Loci sacri' wishes to unveil by bringing together specialists from various disciplines, countries, and Christian denominations. One of the questions is why some sites have for centuries proven to be so popular while others have not. Another topic is the way in which extraordinary natural sites have been designated as sacred and given new meaning, primarily by means of architecture. "Loci sacri" also explores the 'eternal' character of this sacred status Sacred places have long exercised a special fascination. Sacred places are not static entities but reveal a historical dynamic. They are the result of cultural developments and have varied multidimensional levels of significance. They are places where time is, as it were, suspended, and they are points where holy times and holy places meet. Sacred places are places apart. It is this specificity in the context of the Christian religions of the West that 'Loci sacri' wishes to unveil by bringing together specialists from various disciplines, countries, and Christian denominations. One of the questions is why some sites have for centuries proven to be so popular while others have not. Another topic is the way in which extraordinary natural sites have been designated as sacred and given new meaning, primarily by means of architecture. "Loci sacri" also explores the 'eternal' character of this sacred status |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 9058678423 |