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1 online resource |
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Routledge research in architecture |
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Routledge research in architecture.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Exordium; On anamnesis; On ekphrasis; Note on the structure of the following chapter; 2 Experiencing Durham Cathedral; An ekphrastic tour of the cathedral; The visitors' book -- and canon's gloss; Findings in brief; 3 Secularism in contemporary Western architecture and society; Breaking faith with Psyche; The tribe disbanded; The city corrupted; The flight of beauty; Architectural reflections and echoes; 4 Vestiges of sanctity; Sanctifying space; The cultural heritage schema -- À la recherche du temps perdu |
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Cultural heritage as sanctifiedSacred spaces as cultural heritage; Durham Cathedral illuminated; 5 Perspectives on sacred architecture; Built-in sacredness?; The phenomenology of sacred architecture; The hermeneutics of sacred architecture; The erotics of sacred architecture; 6 Tractatus; Rewilding sacred architecture; Index |
| Summary |
Originally presented as the author's thesis--Uppsala universitet, 2014. Having won more than one recent poll as Britain's best-loved building, the appeal of Durham Cathedral appears abiding, which begs the question whether an iconic sacred building can retain meaning and affective pertinence for contemporary, secular visitors. Using the example of Durham Cathedral, this book sets out to explore wherein the appeal of historic churches lies today and considers questions of how and why their preservation into a post-Christian era should be secured. By including feedback from visitors to the cathedral, and the author's own very personal account of the cathedral in the form of an ekphrasis, this work seeks to privilege an interpretation of architecture that is based on the individual experience rather than on more conventional narratives of architecture history and cultural heritage policy. Recognising the implication of our choice of narrative on the perceived value of historic churches is crucial when deliberating their future role. This book puts forth a compelling case for historical sacred architecture, suggesting that its loss - through imperceptive conservation practices as much as through neglect or demolition - would diminish us all, secularists, atheists and agnostics included |
| Notes |
Originally presented as the author's thesis--Uppsala universitet, 2014 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 8, 2016) |
| Subject |
Durham Cathedral.
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| SUBJECT |
Durham Cathedral fast |
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Church architecture -- Social aspects
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Architecture -- Psychological aspects.
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Cultural property -- Protection -- Religious aspects.
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Religion and culture.
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Culture and tourism.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Religious.
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Architecture -- Psychological aspects
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Cultural property -- Protection -- Religious aspects
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Culture and tourism
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Religion and culture
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Church architecture -- Architecture and Planning. -- Social aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317297840 |
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1317297849 |
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1317297857 |
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9781317297857 |
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9781315647388 |
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1315647389 |
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9781317297833 |
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1317297830 |
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9781138088702 |
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1138088706 |
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