Loci Sacri Understanding Sacred Places

Thomas Coomans

ISBN 10: 9058678423 / ISBN 13: 9789058678423

Edité par Leuven University Press, 2012

N° de réf. du vendeur E-9789058678423-2-2

Synopsis :

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.

À propos de l'auteur: Thomas Coomans is a full professor of architectural history and built heritage conservation at KU Leuven and director of the Advanced Master in Conservation of Monuments and Sites (RLICC), at the Faculty of Engineering Science. Herman De Dijn is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven. Jan De Maeyer is professor emeritus of contemporary church history at KU Leuven and honorary director of KADOC-KU Leuven. His research focuses on political and social Catholicism, material Christianity, and the development of religious institutions and congregations.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Loci Sacri Understanding Sacred Places
Éditeur : Leuven University Press
Date d'édition : 2012
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very good