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Pages: 372
Authors: David Chidester
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995-11-22 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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In a series of pioneering studies, this book examines the creation—and the conflict behind the creation—of sacred space in America. The essays in this volum
American Sanctuary
Language: en
Pages: 295
Authors: Louis P. Nelson
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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This volume examines a diverse set of spaces and buildings seen through the lens of popular practice and belief to shed light on the complexities of sacred spac
House of Worship
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Dominique Browning
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Assouline Books & Gifts

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Subject: Places of worship can inspire, evoke humility, bring together communities, or provide solace. In a richly illustrated volume of photographs featuring s
Sacred Space, Sacred Sound
Language: en
Pages: 326
Authors: Susan Elizabeth Hale
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-01 - Publisher: Quest Books

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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 St
A Sacred Space Is Never Empty
Language: en
Pages: 360
Authors: Victoria Smolkin
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-29 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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When the Bolsheviks set out to build a new world in the wake of the Russian Revolution, they expected religion to die off. Soviet power used a variety of tools-