03058nam 2200625Ia 450 991097242080332120251116233921.00-19-971810-597866113420431-4356-5680-61-281-34204-1(CKB)2560000000300397(EBL)415735(OCoLC)437094718(SSID)ssj0000240457(PQKBManifestationID)11208756(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000240457(PQKBWorkID)10266133(PQKB)10187614(StDuBDS)EDZ0000024386(MiAaPQ)EBC415735(MiAaPQ)EBC7033767(Au-PeEL)EBL7033767(OCoLC)1108991895(EXLCZ)99256000000030039720071001d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSacred power, sacred space an introduction to Christian architecture and worship /Jeanne Halgren Kilde1st ed.New York Oxford University Press20081 online resource (249 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-531469-7 0-19-985186-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-221) and index.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; PQR; S; T; U; V; W; ZJeanne 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 power, or ideas about God; personal empowerment as manifested in the individual's perceived relationship to the divine; and social power, meaning the relationships between groups such as clergy and laity. Each type intersects with notions of ChriLiturgy and architectureHistoryChurch architectureHistoryLiturgy and architectureHistory.Church architectureHistory.246.909Kilde Jeanne Halgren1957-868467MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910972420803321Sacred power, sacred space1938661UNINA