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Loci Sacri: Understanding Sacred Places
Contributor(s): Coomans, Thomas (Editor), de Dijn, Herman (Editor), de Maeyer, Jan (Editor)

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 ISBN: 9058678423     ISBN-13: 9789058678423
Publisher: Leuven University Press
OUR PRICE: $51.45  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: July 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | Buildings - Religious
- Religion | Comparative Religion
- Religion | Christianity - General
Dewey: 230
LCCN: 2012387588
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Series: Kadoc Studies on Religion, Culture and Society
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.6" W x 9.3" L (1.20 lbs) 282 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Table of Contents
 
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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 the controbutors to 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.

Contributor Bio(s): de Dijn, Herman: - Herman De Dijn is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy, K.U. Leuven.Heynickx, Rajesh: - Rajesh Heynickx teaches Art History at Universiteit Antwerpen and Sint-Lucas Architectuur Gent-Brussel.Verschaffel, Bert: - Bart Verschaffel is Professor of Architectural Theory at Universiteit Gent.Coomans, Thomas: - Thomas Coomans is professor of architectural history and heritage conservation at the University of Leuven, Department of Architecture and Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation.de Maeyer, Jan: - Jan De Maeyer is professor emeritus with formal duties at KU Leuven, honorary director of KADOC-KU Leuven, chairman of the Advisory Commission on Cultural Heritage of the Flemish Community (2017-2022), and president of the Belgian Historical Institute in Rome (2009-2018).
 
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