Sacred Space : Interdisciplinary Perspectives within Contemporary Contexts

✍ Scribed by Steve Brie; Jenny Daggers; David Torevell

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Leaves: 215
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

The identification and positioning of sacred space within contemporary contexts has, to date, received scant attention. In reflecting upon a broad spectrum of conceptions of what constitutes sacred space, this collection of interdisciplinary essays presents a new perspective on an area that is developing into an important theological and philosophical concept.

✦ Subjects

Sacred space. ; Place (Philosophy) ; Space and time -- Religious aspects.

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