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082			_a720.95 _bHUM
100			_aHumphrey, Caroline _946459
245			_aSacred architecture
260			_aLondon _bDuncan Baird Pub. _c1997
300			_a184p.
440			_aLiving wisdom Consultant by Piers, Vitebsky _946783
505			_aContents Introduction 8 Architecture and theCosmos 10 Models of the cosmos 12 Celestial alignments 14 Site 1: Chichen Itza, Mexico 16 The cosmic pillar 18 Temples as mountains 22 Site 2: Borobudur, Java 24 Dwellings of the gods 26 Choosing a site 28 The mythical dimension 32 Site 3: Mayan ball courts, Central America 34 Body, plan and proportion 36 Sacred and Social Dimensions 38 The sacred home 40 The sacred meeting-place 42 Priests and officiants 46 Teaching the faith 48 Stained glass 50 Space and gender 52 Architecture and power 54 Retreat and isolation 58 Ritual and Ceremony 60 Consecration and purification 62 Sacrifice and offerings 64 Praying, preaching and dancing 68 Sound in space 74 Procession and pilgrimage 76 Site 4: The Kaaba, Mecca 80 Types and Traditions 82 Megalithic monuments 84 Site 5: Avebury and Silbury Hill, England 86 Egyptian temples 88 Site 6: The temple of Amun at Karnak 90 Shinto shrines and temples 92 Site 7: The Ise Grand Shrine, Japan 94 Mosques 96 Site 8: Isfahan, Iran 98 Hindu temples 100 Site 9: Madurai, India 102 Buddhist temples 104 Site 10: Wat Aran, Bangkok 106 Synagogues and the Temple of Solomon 108 Site 11: Beth Sholom, Pennsylvania 110 Mesoamerican temples 112 Site 12: Teotihuacan, Mexico 114 Greek temples 116 Silt 13: The Parthenon. Athens 118 Roman temples 120 Site 14: The Pantheon, Rome 122 Churches 124 Site 15: St Peter’s, Rome 126 Boundaries, Thresholds and the Centre 128 Inner and outer realms 130 Gateways, thresholds and openings 132 Pathways 134 Courtyards 136 Labyrinths and spirals 138 The centre 140 Site 16: Delphi, Greece 142 The Architecture other afterlife 144 The needs of the dead 146 Tombs 148 Site 17: Toraja rock-cut tombs, Indonesia 152 Public memorials 154 Defying time: the afterlife of monuments 156 Documentary Reference 160 Techniques of building 161 Glossary 170 Further reading 172 Index 175 Picture credits 183
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700			_aVitebsky, Piers _946460
890			_aUK
891			_aGratis from Dr. Bharat Dave
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