Religious Representation in Place [electronic resource] : Exploring Meaningful Spaces at the Intersection of the Humanities and Sciences /
George, M.editor.
Pezzoli-Olgiati, D.editor.
Religious Representation in Place brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Humanities and Sciences to broaden the understanding of how religious symbols and spatial studies interact. The essays consider the relevance of religion in the experience of space, a fundamental dimension of culture and human life.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Section I Theoretical Frameworks for Approaching Space; Chapter 1 How Children Develop an Understanding of Space: A Developmental Pediatric Perspective; Chapter 2 Meaningless Space?: Astrophysics and Theology; Chapter 3 Faith and the Map: On the Metaphysical Nature of Visual Spatial Representation; Chapter 4 Human Dwelling: A Philosophical Question Concerning Place and Space*; Section II Representing Space in Ancient and Medieval Contexts
Chapter 5 Analyzing Embodied Space in Ancient Israel's Tabernacle: A Biblical Studies PerspectiveChapter 6 Sacred Spaces in the Book of Hosea: The Intersection of Gender, Space, and the Sacred in Ancient Israel from a Fem; Chapter 7 Mapping Our Last Places: Apocalyptic Space and Imagery at Chartres Cathedral-A Social and Visual Analysis of Imagin; Chapter 8 Invisible Spaces between Cosmology and Biography: An Approach to the Afterlife in Visual Media; Section III Representing Space in Contemporary Contexts; Chapter 9 Ornament and the Other: Sacred Spaces and Religious Identities in Andalusia*
Chapter 10 Spaces of Ridicule: Spatial Differentiation of the Caricature in Eighteenth-Century England from the Perspective ofChapter 11 In Search of Orientation in Cinematic Spaces: The Journey Motif in Fiction Film from a Transdisciplinary Perspecti; Chapter 12 Clothing as a Meaningful Marker of Space: A Comparative Approach to Embodied Religion from a Cultural Studies Per; Chapter 13 In Quest of the Known: Multiple Spaces as an Essential Component of Traveling Experiences from a Social Sciences'
Chapter 14 The Town beyond the Modern: A Biographical Reflection about Space, Time, and SpiritualityChapter 15 The Ambiguities of Preservation: Bodhgaya, UNESCO, and the Making of a World Heritage Site; Conclusion The Space of Interpretation: A Hermeneutical Rereading; Bibliography; List of Contributors; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Religious Representation in Place brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Humanities and Sciences to broaden the understanding of how religious symbols and spatial studies interact. The essays consider the relevance of religion in the experience of space, a fundamental dimension of culture and human life.
Bible—Theology.
Buildings.
Theology.
Urban planning.
City planning.
Religion and sociology.
Biblical Studies.
Building Types and Functions.
Christian Theology.
Urbanism.
Sociology of Religion.