Religious Architecture. Anthropological Perspectives

Bibliographic Data

ID20087873
AuthorsOskar Verkaaik (corresponding author)
Year2013
Pages7-24
Publication date2013-12-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueReligious Architecture (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherAmsterdam University Press (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1515/9789048518340-001
OpenAlexW4211181070
ISBN9789048518340
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited65

Religious Architecture: Anthropological Perspectives develops an anthropological perspective on modern religious architecture, including mosques, churches and synagogues. Borrowing from a range of theoretical perspectives on space-making and material religion, this volume looks at how religious buildings take their place in opposition to the secular surroundings, how they, as evocations of the sublime, help believers to move beyond the boundaries of modern subjectivity, and how they, in their common sense definition, function as community centers in urban daily life. The volume includes contributions from a range of anthropologists working in the UK, Mali, Brazil, Spain and Italy

Archaeology · Sociology · Anthropology · Architecture and Cultural Influences · Historical and Architectural Studies · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Architecture

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