Loci sacri
understanding sacred places
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Author
Publication
2012 - Leuven University Press, Leuven, Belgium, Belgium
Language
English
Word Count
70,000 words, Guess
Page Count
280 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-109058678423
- ISBN-139789058678423
- Library of Congress Control Number2012387588
- OCLC Control Number676870348
- Better World Books9789058678423
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL25301262M
Classifications
- DDC230
- LCCBL580 .L63 2012
- LCCBL580.L63 2012
and 1 more
- LCCBR1-129
Description
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.
Series Statement
- KADOC-Studies on Religion, Culture and Society -- 9
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