Modernity and the Construction of Sacred Space.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

French, Aaron.

Contributor:

Waldner, Katharina.

Series:

SpatioTemporality / RaumZeitlichkeit Series

SpatioTemporality / RaumZeitlichkeit Series ; v.15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sacred space.

Architecture and religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Basel/Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.

Summary:

This book explores the concept of 'sacred space' in the context of modernity, examining its construction and significance across religious traditions and cultural practices. Edited by Aaron French and Katharina Waldner, the book brings together diverse scholarly perspectives on how sacred spaces are created, imagined, and transformed in modern societies. It addresses themes such as Western esotericism, spatial studies, and architecture, and considers the role of built environments, bodily experiences, and spatiality in religious and cultural practices. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the book offers insights into the historical and contemporary practices of demarcating sacred spaces, highlighting the interplay between modern religious ideas and architectural innovations. The intended audience includes scholars and practitioners in the fields of religious studies, architecture, and cultural history. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Introduction

Urbanity and the Sacred

Religious Encounters in Profane Spaces: Siegfried Kracauer's Reading of Spatial Images and His Critique of Modern Sacred Architecture

Where the Magic Happens: Sacred Space within Western Esotericism

Sacred Gardens as Healing Spaces

Imagining Non-Hegemonic Spaces

Temporary and Imaginal Sacred Space in the Textual Transmission of Modern Ritual Magic: The Temple of Abramelin (15th-20th century)

Spatial Occultism: Placement and Spaces of Occult Ritual Practice Within Pop Culture

Performing and Designing Sacred Space

The Adaptive Reuse of Sacred Space and Ritual Customs at Eleusis: The Case of Panagia Mesosporitissa

Modernist Topologies: The Goetheanum In-Building

Sacred Settings: The Aesthetics of Psychedelic Sacred Spaces

Constructing and Building Sacred Spaces

Bruno Taut: Architect as Modern Spiritual Builder

The Ineffable - Unspeakable Space in Le Corbusier: Catharsis, Aesthetics, Atmosphere

The Architecture of the Church of the New Jerusalem: Correspondences and Debates on Sacred Space

About the authors.

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ISBN:

9783111062624

3111062627

OCLC:

1439602671