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Barrie, Thomas - Sacred In-Between: the Mediating Roles Of Architecture

Sacred In-Between: the Mediating Roles Of Architecture

By: Barrie, Thomas (Author). Taylor & Francis Ltd. Published: 15/04/2010. Audience Guide: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly.
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The sacred place was, and still is, an intermediate zone created in the belief that it has the ability to co-join the religious aspirants to their gods. An essential means of understanding this sacred architecture is through the recognition of its role as an 'in-between' place. Establishing the contexts, approaches and understandings of architecture through the lens of the mediating roles often performed by sacred architecture, this book offers the reader an extraordinary insight into the forces behind these extraordinary buildings.

Written by an well-known expert in the field, the book draws on a unique range of cases, reflecting on these inspiring places, their continuing ontological significance and the lessons they can offer today. Fascinating reading for anyone interested in sacred architecture.

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ISBN10/13: 0415779634/9780415779630
TITLE: Sacred In-between: The Mediating Roles of Architecture, The
CONTRIBUTORS: Barrie, Thomas (Author)
IMPRINT: Routledge
PUBLISHER: Taylor & Francis Ltd
FORMAT: Hardback
PUBLICATION DATE: 15/04/2010
SUBJECT: Architecture, Architecture, Public & Commercial, Theory
DIMENSIONS (Width x Height): 189mm x 246mm
PAGES: 288
AUDIENCE GUIDE: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
ILLUSTRATIONS: 132 black & white illustrations
CONTENTS:

1. Introduction 2. The Middle Ground of Interpretation: Phenomenology, Hermeneutics and the Sensory Experience of Architecture 3. Practices of Connection: Applications of Transcendentalist and Buddhist Philosophies 4. Meditating Elements: Symbolism, Religion and the In-between 5. Symbolic Engagements: The Media of Architecture 6. Earth and Sky: Place and Primordial Architecture 7. The Sacred Path and Place: Spatial Sequences and Symbolic Narratives 8. Ordering the World: The Symbolism of Proportion and Geometry 9. Perfected Worlds: Cosmograms and Connections 10. Conclusion 11. Closing Thoughts: Personal Experiences of Place