Sacred sites / edited by Jessica Hundley ; foreword by Lita Albuquerque ; design by Thunderwing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hundley, Jessica, author, editor.

Contributor:

Albuquerque, Lita, writer of foreword.

Thunderwing

Series:

Library of esoterica

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sacred space.

Religious architecture.

Architecture and religion.

religious buildings.

Physical Description:

520 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Köln [Cologne] : Taschen GmbH, [2024]

Summary:

"A visual pilgrimage through holy mountains, great pyramids, and golden shrines, Sacred Sites celebrates the ways we transform the world around us through ritual, creativity, and worship. Essays, interviews and more than 400 images explore spaces ranging from ancient temples to modern works of spatial art." -- Amazon.com.

Contents:

Earth Mapping: foreword / Lita Albuquerque

A sacred state: preface / Jessica Hundley

I. Pilgrimage: the activation of space ; The journey begins: a brief history of people and places ; The energetic atlas: ley lines, vortexes, and cosmic geometry ; The alchemy of architecture: a timeline of sacred sites

II. Earth body: Mapping the natural realm ; Holy mother: worshiping at nature's altar ; Earth ; Stone ; Water ; Sky ; Mountains ; Groves & forests ; Caves & grottoes ; Movement as ritual: festivals of the spirit ; Temples of the flesh: bowing to the body

III. Architecture of the spirit: Monuments to the gods ; Upon the altar: Elements of ritualistic symbolism ; As above, so below: Cornerstones of mystical architecture ; Fire and rock ; Altars of the ancients ; The seeded soil ; Ascending the sublime ; Temples of the east ; Houses of worship ; Spaces of reflection ; Honoring the dead

IV. The alter within: The mind as architect ; Imagined worlds: Exploring the lands of myth ; Paradise found: Intentional living ; Art as worship: Theaters, museums & libraries ; Cornerstone of creativity: The artist and space.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9783836590600

3836590603

OCLC:

1409605647

Publisher Number:

90100467484