Spaces for the Sacred

Spaces for the Sacred

Author: Philip Sheldrake

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2001-01-31

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780801868610

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In Spaces for the Sacred, Philip Sheldrake brilliantly reveals the connection between our rootedness in the places we inhabit and the construction of our personal and religious identities. Based on the prestigious Hulsean Lectures he delivered at the University of Cambridge, Sheldrake's book examines the sacred narratives which derive from both overtly religious sites such as cathedrals, and secular ones, like the Millennium Dome, and it suggests how Christian theological and spiritual traditions may contribute creatively to current debates about place.


Sacred Spaces and Other Places

Sacred Spaces and Other Places

Author: Lisa Stone

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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This book was created to accompany the exhibition, Sacred Spaces and Other Places: the Artist in the Landscape of the Upper Midwest, at the Betty Rymer Gallery at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (28 August-13 October, 1993).


Sacred Space, Sacred Sound

Sacred Space, Sacred Sound

Author: Susan Elizabeth Hale

Publisher: Quest Books

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 0835630706

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Visionary singer Susan Hale believes that early peoples deliberately built their structures to enhance natural vibrations. She takes us around the globe-from Stonehenge and New Grange to Gothic cathedrals and Tibetan stupas in New Mexico-to explore the acoustics of sacred places. But, she says, you don't have to go to the Taj Mahal: The sacred is all around us, and we are all sound chambers resonating with the One Song.


Sacred Sites, Sacred Places

Sacred Sites, Sacred Places

Author: David L. Carmichael

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1135633274

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Sacred Sites, Sacred Places explores the concept of 'sacred' and what it means and implies to people in differing cultures. It looks at why people regard some parts of the land as special and why this ascription remains constant in some cultures and changes in others. Archaeologists, legislators and those involved in heritage management sometimes encounter conflict with local populations over sacred sites. With the aid of over 70 illustrations the book examines the extreme importance of such sacred places in all cultures and the necessity of accommodating those intimate beliefs which are such a vital part of ongoing cultural identity. Sacred Sites, Sacred Places therefore will be of help to those who wish to be non-destructive in their conservation and excavation practices. This book is unique in attempting to describe the belief systems surrounding the existence of sacred sites, and at the same time bringing such beliefs and practices into relationship with the practical problems of everyday heritage management. The geographical coverage of the book is exceptionally wide and its variety of contributors, including indigenous peoples, archaeologists and heritage professionals, is unrivalled in any other publication.


Sacred Places, Emerging Spaces

Sacred Places, Emerging Spaces

Author: Tsypylma Darieva

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2018-02-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1785337823

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Though long-associated with violence, the Caucasus is a region rich with religious conviviality. Based on fresh ethnographies in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Russian Federation, Sacred Places, Emerging Spaces discusses vanishing and emerging sacred places in the multi-ethnic and multi-religious post-Soviet Caucasus. In exploring the effects of de-secularization, growing institutional control over hybrid sacred sites, and attempts to review social boundaries between the religious and the secular, these essays give way to an emergent Caucasus viewed from the ground up: dynamic, continually remaking itself, within shifting and indefinite frontiers.


Therapeutic Landscapes

Therapeutic Landscapes

Author: Clare Cooper Marcus

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-10-21

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1118231910

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This comprehensive and authoritative guide offers an evidence-based overview of healing gardens and therapeutic landscapes from planning to post-occupancy evaluation. It provides general guidelines for designers and other stakeholders in a variety of projects, as well as patient-specific guidelines covering twelve categories ranging from burn patients, psychiatric patients, to hospice and Alzheimer's patients, among others. Sections on participatory design and funding offer valuable guidance to the entire team, not just designers, while a planting and maintenance chapter gives critical information to ensure that safety, longevity, and budgetary concerns are addressed.


Creating Sanctuary

Creating Sanctuary

Author: Jessi Bloom

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2018-11-13

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1604697547

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“In this beautiful, inspiring, and hands-on, practical book we are invited to look deeply at the landscape around us and create sacred respites from our busy worlds.” —Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist and author We all need a personal sanctuary where we can be in harmony with the natural world and can nurture our bodies, minds, and souls. And this sanctuary doesn’t have to be a far-away destination—it can be in your own backyard. In Creating Sanctuary, Jessi Bloom taps into multiple sources of traditional plant wisdom to help find a deeper connection to the outdoor space you already have—no matter the size. Equal parts inspirational and practical, this engaging guide includes tips on designing a healing space, plant profiles for 50 sacred plants, recipes that harness the medicinal properties of plants, and simple instructions for daily rituals and practices for self-care. Hands-on, inspiring, and beautiful, Creating Sanctuary is a must-have for finding new ways to revitalize our lives.


Sharing Sacred Spaces in the Mediterranean

Sharing Sacred Spaces in the Mediterranean

Author: Dionigi Albera

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2012-02-20

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 0253016908

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“Will spark debate . . . and hopefully further research into points of contact between the monotheistic religions, and others.” —The Levantine Review While devotional practices are usually viewed as mechanisms for reinforcing religious boundaries, in the multicultural, multiconfessional world of the Eastern Mediterranean, shared shrines sustain intercommunal and interreligious contact among groups. Heterodox, marginal, and largely ignored by central authorities, these practices persist despite aggressive, homogenizing nationalist movements. This volume challenges much of the received wisdom concerning the three major monotheistic religions and the “clash of civilizations,” as contributors examine intertwined religious traditions along the shores of the Near East from North Africa to the Balkans.