Enshrining the Sacred
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4331-8964-7 (ISBN)
This volume explores receptacles housing objects with divine or supernatural powers attributed to them. It offers pioneering comparative insights regarding the focal ritual structures in sacred places of world religions, including Catholic Sacrament houses and architectural altarpieces, Jewish Torah arks, Islamic mihrabs, Vietnamese household shrines, and Japanese butsudans. The publication elucidates artistic expressions, liturgical practices, and customary behaviors which distinguish abodes of divine or sacred contents. The chapters sound the voices of experts in religious architecture around the world and provide an encyclopedic scope of knowledge on the subject. Whereas each chapter focuses on a certain period, area, or tradition, the entire collection draws a comparative, cross-cultural, and multi- and interdisciplinary image of smaller-scale architectural objects of spiritual devotion.
Ilia M. Rodov is Professor of Jewish Art at Bar-Ilan University. He edits Ars Judaica journal and co-edits the Jews, Judaism, and the Arts book series. His publications explore Jewish visual culture and synagogue art, focusing on the history, patronage, meanings, and perceptions of artifacts.
“Embracing multiple religions and cultures from Europe to Asia, this collection of essays innovates in examining the phenomenon of micro-architecture across diverse traditions. Exquisite in its craftsmanship, micro-architecture’s intricate material manifestations did more than provide decorative elaboration or mimic monumental edifices. In framing viewers’ approach to space and place, its myriad forms defined boundaries, provoked wonder, and transformed the experience of those who used the objects and monuments discussed in these pages.”
—Jeffrey F. Hamburger, Kuno Francke Professor of German Art and Culture, Harvard University
| Erscheinungsdatum | 26.10.2022 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 160 Illustrations, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Lausanne |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 225 mm |
| Gewicht | 728 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4331-8964-X / 143318964X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4331-8964-7 / 9781433189647 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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