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Autore |
Kilde Jeanne Halgren <1957-> |
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Titolo |
Sacred power, sacred space : an introduction to Christian architecture and worship / / Jeanne Halgren Kilde |
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New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-971810-5 |
9786611342043 |
1-4356-5680-6 |
1-281-34204-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Liturgy and architecture |
Liturgy and architecture - History |
Church architecture - History |
Architecture |
Art, Architecture & Applied Arts |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Illustrations; 1. A Method for Thinking about Power Dynamics in Christian Space; 2. Early Christian Meeting Space in the Roman Empire; 3. Imperial Power in Constantinian and Byzantine Churches; 4. From Abbey to Great Church, Fortress to Heavenly City; 5. Transformations of the Renaissance and Reformation; 6. Formalism and Non-or Antiformalism in Worship and Architecture; 7. Historicism, Modernism, and Space; 8. Concluding Observations; Notes; Glossary of Architectural Terms; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P |
QR; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Jeanne Halgren Kilde's survey of church architecture is unlike any other. Her main concern is not the buildings themselves, but rather the dynamic character of Christianity and how church buildings shape and influence the religion. Kilde argues that a primary function of church buildings is to represent and reify three different types of power: divine |
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