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Doors and thresholds by definition simultaneously act as an entrance into and an exit from a specific space. Generally, when we pass through these portals, we move from one defined area into another, separate from the first. Doors can thereby represent both a boundary and also a means of crossing it. This concept is the main theme of the volume under review, with particular focus on religious spaces and their thresholds which differentiated between the domains of mortals and deities. Developed from a 2015 conference entitled “The Door of the Sanctuary: a place of transition,” Sacred Thresholds contains twelve chapters, each with their own bibliography, which approach perceptions of mostly late antique doorways to areas of sanctity and the process of crossing from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives. Onderdeel van de reeks(en)
Sacred Thresholds. The Door to the Sanctuary in Late Antiquity offers a far-reaching account of boundaries within pagan and Christian sanctuaries: gateways in a precinct, outer doors of a temple or church, inner doors of a cella . The study of these liminal spaces within Late Antiquity ? itself a key period of transition during the spread of Christianity, when cultural paradigms were redefined ? demands an approach that is both interdisciplinary and diachronic. Emilie van Opstall brings together both upcoming and noted scholars of Greek and Latin literature and epigraphy, archaeology, art history, philosophy, and religion to discuss the experience of those who crossed from the worldly to the divine, both physically and symbolically. What did this passage from the profane to the sacred mean to them, on a sensory, emotive and intellectual level? Who was excluded, and who was admitted? The articles each offer a unique perspective on pagan and Christian sanctuary doors in the Late Antique Mediterranean. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)203.7Religions Religion Public worship and other practices Symbolism, symbolic objects, soundsLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: Geen beoordelingen.Ben jij dit?Word een LibraryThing Auteur. |