Religious representation in place : exploring meaningful spaces at the intersection of the humanities and sciences
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Religious representation in place : exploring meaningful spaces at the intersection of the humanities and sciences
（Religion and spatial studies）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Religious Representation in Place brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars from the Humanities and Sciences to broaden the understanding of how religious symbols and spatial studies interact. The essays consider the relevance of religion in the experience of space, a fundamental dimension of culture and human life.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Mark K. George and Daria Pezzoli-Olgiati PART I: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS FOR APPROACHING SPACE 1. How Children Develop an Understanding of Space
- Remo Largo 2. Meaningless Cosmos?
- Arnold O. Benz 3. Faith and the Map
- Franco Farinelli 4. The Human Dwelling: A Philosophical Question around Places and Space
- Carla Danani PART II: REPRESENTING SPACE IN ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL CONTEXTS 5. Analyzing Embodied Space in Ancient Israel's Tabernacle
- Mark K. George 6. Sacred Spaces in the Book of Hosea: A Case-Study on the Intersection of Gender, Space, and the Sacred in Ancient Israel
- Christl Maier 7. Mapping Our Last Places: Apocalyptic Space and Eschatological Imagery at Chartres
- Katherine Rousseau 8. Invisible Spaces between Cosmology and Biography: An Approach to the Otherworld in Visual Media
- Daria Pezzoli-Olgiati PART III : REPRESENTING SPACE IN CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS 9. Ornament and the Other: The Reproduction of Muslim-Christian Spaces in Andalusia and Beyond
- S. Brent Plate 10. Monika Glavac, 'Places of Ridicule: Spatial Differentiation of the European Caricature
- S. Brent Plate 11. In Search of Orientation in Cinematic Spaces: The Motif of Journey in Fiction Film
- Marie-Therese Mader 12. Clothing as a Meaningful Marker of Space
- Anna-Katharina Hoepflinger 13. Multiple Spaces in Modern Pilgrimages
- Tommi Mendel 14. Spatiality and Spirituality: In Search of a Spiritual City
- Carl Fingerhut 15. The Ambiguities of Preservation: Bodhgaya as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Jacob Kinnard Conclusion Reflections on Engaging Religion and Spatial Studies
- Pierre Buhler
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