American Sanctuary: Understanding Sacred SpacesLouis P. Nelson Indiana University Press, 2006 - 280 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 meeting house 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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... term , however , seems dependent primarily on congregational identity or habit and does not seem to reflect any claim - staking about the na- ture of the place . Newspapers and public records often employ the generic term " house " or ...
... term , however , seems dependent primarily on congregational identity or habit and does not seem to reflect any claim - staking about the na- ture of the place . Newspapers and public records often employ the generic term " house " or ...
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... term " congregation " to refer collectively to the devo- tees : the term fits the polity of this temple and the growing concern about speak- ing to the general welfare of this Hindu community . Architecturally , the Raja- gopura , a ...
... term " congregation " to refer collectively to the devo- tees : the term fits the polity of this temple and the growing concern about speak- ing to the general welfare of this Hindu community . Architecturally , the Raja- gopura , a ...
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... term " Hindu " as a Brahmin - caste imposition on the native Tamil people.42 Currently such a position holds little weight in Tamilnadu but for those im- migrating in the decades of the 1960s and 1970s — and therefore those meet- ing in ...
... term " Hindu " as a Brahmin - caste imposition on the native Tamil people.42 Currently such a position holds little weight in Tamilnadu but for those im- migrating in the decades of the 1960s and 1970s — and therefore those meet- ing in ...
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Introduction | 1 |
New England Orthodoxy and the Language of the Sacred | 17 |
The Design of Sacred Space in New Yorks | 37 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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