American Sanctuary: Understanding Sacred SpacesLouis P. Nelson Indiana University Press, 14 mars 2006 - 296 pages This volume examines a diverse set of spaces and buildings seen through the lens of popular practice and belief to shed light on the complexities of sacred space in America. Contributors explore how dedication sermons document shifting understandings of the meetinghouse in early 19th-century Connecticut; the changes in evangelical church architecture during the same century and what that tells us about evangelical religious life; the impact of contemporary issues on Catholic church architecture; the impact of globalization on the construction of traditional sacred spaces; the urban practice of Jewish space; nature worship and Central Park in New York; the mezuzah and domestic sacred space; and, finally, the spiritual aspects of African American yard art. |
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... important or set apart has led Peter Williams , an eminent scholar of American religion , to worry that sacred space has become virtually meaningless as an analytical category . This collection of essays argues , instead , that the ...
... important essay refram- ing Eliade's work , Jonathan Z. Smith emphasized human agency in recog- nizing and marking sacred spaces . In Map Is Not Territory , Smith emphasizes that " man is no passive receiver ; he must creatively ...
... important barrier between the sacred space of the church and the evil that lurked outside . Jennifer Cousineau's essay highlights the import of bound- ary in the construction of sacred space . She examines the history of the in ...
... important cultural center for American - born Hindus to discover their complex religious and cultural identities in ... importance of considering memory when reading sacred architecture . Kieckhefer argues that " entering into a church ...
... important means of negotiating the evolving relationship between the religious community and its larger culture . By expounding upon these four criteria for the evaluation of places of worship , Kilde offers a new means of analysis that ...
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The Design of Sacred Space in New Yorks Central Park | 29 |
4 The Urban Practice of Jewish Space | 57 |
II Identity | 79 |
Recent African American Yard Shows | 81 |
The Sri Siva Vishnu and Murugan Temples in Metropolitan Washington DC | 95 |
Anglican Constructions of the Sacred | 149 |
American Judaism and Constructions of Domestic Sacred Space | 174 |
Memorial Architecture and the Struggle for Meaning | 195 |
IV Toward a Method | 215 |
A Method for Focusing on Religious Meaning | 220 |
Select Bibliography | 237 |
Contributors | 255 |
Index | 257 |
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