Water and Sacred Architecture
This book examines architectural representations that tie water with the sacred. It addresses aspects such as rituals, pilgrimage, water as a cultural material, hydro systems, modern practices, environmental considerations, the contribution of water to transforming secular into sacred, and digital/c...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Milton
Taylor & Francis Group
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
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| Summary: | This book examines architectural representations that tie water with the sacred. It addresses aspects such as rituals, pilgrimage, water as a cultural material, hydro systems, modern practices, environmental considerations, the contribution of water to transforming secular into sacred, and digital/cyber context of water and sacredness. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgment -- Contributors -- Introduction: Water and Sacred Architecture -- PART I: Rituals -- 1. Beyond Baptism: Incorporating Water as a Primary Symbol in Contemporary Roman Catholic Church Architecture -- 2. Water and Ritual Wudu (Ablutions) in Canadian Mosques -- 3. Chattri and Kund: The Architecture of Kusum Sarovar, Govardhan, India -- 4. Sacred Water Architecture for Every Jew: Rabbi David Miller and DIY Mikvah in Charleston, South Carolina -- PART II: Water as Material Culture and Place Making -- 5. Architecture, Water, and the Sacred in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace, Greece -- 6. Roman Waterscapes, Architecture, and Religion: Notions of Sacrality and Sensory Experience -- 7. Purifying the Stupa: Symbolism of the Lotus in Buddhist Architecture -- 8. The Sacredness of Water and Place: African and Diasporic Religious Cultural Encounters -- PART III: Environmental Impact -- 9. The "Sacred" Architecture of Anupam Mishra's Water-Culture -- 10. Sacredness in the Presence and Absence of Water: The Case of Stepwells in Ahmedabad, India -- 11. Tethering Buddhism to Climate Change: Lessons from the Ladakhi Ice Stupa -- PART IV: Water Systems -- 12. Hymn to the Waters: Anāhitā in Ancient Persian Architecture -- 13. Tower and Temple: Re-sacralizing Water Infrastructure at Balkrishna Doshi's GSFC Township -- 14. Geothermal Systems and Religious Ethics: Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple, and First Unitarian Society of Madison -- PART V: Modern Practice -- 15. Sacredness and Water in Contemporary Japanese Architecture: Reinterpretation of Ancient Traditions -- 16. Baptistries in Marcel Breuer and Associates' American Catholic Sacred Spaces -- 17. Strength in Weakness-Daoist Waters and the Architecture of the Xinjin Zhi Museum. |
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| ISBN: | 1000863719 |