Humanist Perspectives on Sacred Space

Informationen zum Autor David Blanks is associate professor of history at the American University in Cairo. Bradley Clough is assistant professor of Liberal Studies and Asian Religions at the University of Montana. Klappentext While sacred spaces cannot be narrowed down to particular forms or meanings! they do in their meanings and functions express fundamental values and principles! and in doing so! they perform the work of religion itself. This issue is made up of a collection of essays on the various meanings! functions! and negations of sacred space in Egypt as well as the Middle and Near East. It is divided into three parts: meanings and functions of contemporary sacred spaces! historical perspectives on sacred space! and sacred space in literature and philosophy. Zusammenfassung While sacred spaces cannot be narrowed down to particular forms or meanings, they do in their meanings and functions express fundamental values and principles, and in doing so, they perform the work of religion itself. This collection of essays looks at the meanings, functions, and negations of sacred space in Egypt and the Middle East. It is divided into three parts: meanings and functions of contemporary sacred spaces, historical perspectives on sacred space, and sacred space in literature and philosophy. Cairo Papers in Social Science 31/1

Product details

• Authors: David Blanks, Bradley Clough
• Assisted by: David Blanks (Editor), Bradley Clough (Editor), Bradley S. Clough (Editor)
• Publisher: American university pr cairo
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2012
• EAN: 9789774164491
• ISBN: 978-977-416-449-1
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Cairo Papers in Social Science; Cairo Papers in Social Science
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics