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The secret language of sacred spaces decoding churches, temples, mosques and other places of worship around the world

Jon Cannon 1962-

London Duncan Baird 2013

Localização: FEA - Fac. Econ. Adm. Contab. e Atuária  ACERVO DELFIM NETTO  (C7.13.41 )(Acessar)

  • Título:
    The secret language of sacred spaces decoding churches, temples, mosques and other places of worship around the world
  • Autor: Jon Cannon 1962-
  • Assuntos: Religious architecture; Religious facilities; Symbolism in architecture; SIMBOLISMO RELIGIOSO -- ARQUITETURA; SIGNOS RELIGIOSOS -- ARQUITETURA; EDIFÍCIOS RELIGIOSOS; IGREJAS (ARQUITETURA) -- CULTURA; TEMPLOS -- ARQUITETURA -- CULTURA; MESQUITAS -- ARQUITETURA -- CULTURA; SANTUÁRIOS -- ARQUITETURA -- CULTURA; FOTOGRAFIA -- ARQUITETURA
  • Notas: Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Descrição: Part 1. The themes of the sacred. An architecture of sacredness -- Key elements of religious buildings -- Sacred style -- A holy universe -- Landscape & the cosmos -- Heaven & the afterlife -- Depictions of the divine -- Sacred words -- Sanctification through bloodshed : Yaxchilán, Mexoco -- People & sacred space -- Ritual & performance -- A sermon in stone : Wells Cathedral, England -- Access & hierarchy -- Patrons, power & piety -- Churning the ocean of milk : Angkor Wat, Cambodia -- Change over time -- The great church : Hagia Sophia, Turkey -- Part 2. Architecture & the ages of faith. Foundations : the ancient world -- The birth of faith -- The sacred landscape : Avebury, England -- Mesopotamia -- Ancient Egypt -- Aspirations for the afterlife : Tomb-chapel of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt -- Classical Greece -- The great procession of Athena : Acropolis, Athens, Greece -- Classical Rome -- The Americas -- Peoples of the book : one God and one Sacred Word -- Judaism : the founding monotheism -- The Jewish year : synagogue at Beth Alpha, Israel -- Christianity : God incarnated -- Rose de France : Chartres Cathedral, France -- Queen of heaven : altarpiece of St. Anthony, Perugia, Italy -- Islam : submission to God -- In praise of God : Masjid-i Gawhar Shad, Iran -- Man & cosmic order : South Asian cycles of rebirth -- Ancient India -- Buddhism : the middle way -- The Great Stupa : Sanchi, India -- A pilgrim's progress : Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia -- Hinduism : oneness out of many -- The Penance of Arjuna : Mamallapuram, India -- Spirit & society : the East Asian search for harmony -- East Asian architecture -- Taoism -- Confucianism -- Rituals for a prosperous year : Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China -- Shinto
  • Editor: London Duncan Baird
  • Data de criação/publicação: 2013
  • Formato: 224 p. ill. 31 cm.
  • Idioma: Inglês

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