Locating the sacred : theoretical approaches to the emplacement of religion / edited by Cecelia Feldman and Claudia Moser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Feldman, Cecelia, editor.

Moser, Claudia, editor.

Series:

Joukowsky Institute publication ; 3.

Joukowsky Institute publication ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ritual.

Rites and ceremonies.

Religion and geography.

Sacred space.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Edition:

First [edition].

Place of Publication:

Oakville : Oxbow Books, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ritual happens in distinct places - in temples, in caves, along pilgrimage routes - and religious activities there incorporate a diverse set of objects such as holy water, cult statues, and sacred texts. Understanding religious ritual requires viewing it not as a disembodied event, but as emplaced, grounded in both built and natural surroundings, and integrated with its associated material objects. Here authors examine various religious practices in the Greco-Roman world and pilgrimage routes in contemporary Israel. Other contributions focus on the East, on domestic religion in prehistoric Tai

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; Contributor Addresses; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Linear Reflections: Ritual Memory and Material Repetition at the Thirteen Altars at Lavinium; Chapter 3: Re-Placing the Nile: Water and Mimesis in the Roman Practice of Egyptian Religion at Pergamon; Chapter 4: Itinerant Creeds: The Chinese Northern Frontier; Chapter 5: The Dig at the End of the World: Archaeology and Apocalypse. Tourism in the Valley of Armageddon

Chapter 6: Power of Place: Ruler, Landscape and Ritual Space at The Sanctuaries of Labraunda and Mamurt Kale in Asia MinorChapter 7: Transforming the Surroundings and its Impact on Cult Rituals: The Case Study of Artemis Mounichia in the Fifth Century; Chapter 8: The Sacred Houses in Neolithic Wansan Society; Chapter 9: Putting Religious Ritual in its Place: On Some Ways Humans' Cognitive Predilections Influence the Locations and Shapes of Religious Rituals; Chapter 10: The Aptitude for Sacred Space; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781782976172

1782976175

9781782976196

1782976191

OCLC:

864753080