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Art and architecture of the world's religions / Leslie Ross.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ross, Leslie, 1956-
- Series:
- Non-Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art and religion.
- Architecture and religion.
- Religions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations (some color), maps.
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file HTML
- Summary:
- Beginning with faiths in the ancient worlds of Mesoptoamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, Ross examines in sixteen chapters the major religions from countries and continents all over the globe. After tracing the history and development of a religion, she provides a general overview of the principal beliefs and key practices. The focus of each chapter is on the temples, churches, and religious buildings, statues, paintings, and other works of art and architecture created by believers. Each is examined in terms of its history, materials, symbols, colors, and patterns, explaining its significance. The set contains approximately 200 illustrations. Topics covered include: stained glass windows in Gothic cathedrals; ancient Egyptian tombs; diversity of Jewish synagogues; Zen Buddhist garden and temple design; sculptural programs on Hindu temples; Mesoamerican pyramid-temple complexes; and, African masks used in ceremonial performance.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Prehistoric belief systems
- Religion in ancient Mesopotamia
- Religion in ancient Egypt
- Religion in ancient and classical Greece and Rome
- Mesoamerican and Andean religions
- Native American religions
- Indigenous religions of Oceania
- Indigenous religions of Africa
- v. 2. Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
- Taoism
- Confucianism
- Shinto.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400614477
- 9781780344379
- 1780344376
- 9780313342868
- 0313342865
- OCLC:
- 606742595
- Publisher Number:
- 10.5040/9798400614477 doi
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