Author

Publication

2001-06-29 - Harvard University Press

Language

English

Word Count

92,000 words, Guess

Page Count

368 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780674005037
  • Open LibraryOL7670491M

Classifications

  • LCCBL325.L3 W75 2001
  • LCCBL325.L3W75 2001

Description

"A tourist visiting the famous cathedral at Chartres might be surprised to discover an enormous labyrinth embedded in the thirteenth-century floor. Why is it there? In this book Craig Wright explores the complex symbolism of the labyrinth in architecture, religious thought, music, and dance from the Middle Ages to the present."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

DURING THE 1990s hundreds of labyrinths suddenly appeared in the United States as a "maze mania" swept the country.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Maze and the Warrior: Symbols in Architecture, Theology, and MusicHardcoverHarvard University Press2001-06-29

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