Sacred power, sacred space : an introduction to Christian architecture and worship / Jeanne Halgren Kilde.

By: Kilde, Jeanne Halgren, 1957-Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: 236 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780195314694 (cloth); 9780195336061 (pbk.)Subject(s): Liturgy and architecture -- History | Church architecture -- HistoryLOC classification: NA4605 | .K48 2008
Contents:
A method for thinking about power dynamics in Christian space -- Early Christian meeting space in the Roman empire -- Imperial power in Constantinian and Byzantine churches -- From abbey to great church, fortress to heavenly city -- Transformations of the Renaissance and Reformation -- Formalism and non- or anti-formalism in worship and architecture -- Historicism, modernism, and space -- Concluding observations.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Hard Covered Materials Hard Covered Materials MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Technical section 		NA4605 .K48 2008 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) Available 28810

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A method for thinking about power dynamics in Christian space -- Early Christian meeting space in the Roman empire -- Imperial power in Constantinian and Byzantine churches -- From abbey to great church, fortress to heavenly city -- Transformations of the Renaissance and Reformation -- Formalism and non- or anti-formalism in worship and architecture -- Historicism, modernism, and space -- Concluding observations.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.
© Machakos University Library, Along The Highway, Machakos Wote Rd, Machakos, Kenya P.O. Box 136 - 90100 Machakos - Kenya

Tel: ( +254 ) 723 805829 OR Fax : 044-20353 OR Email: library@mksu.ac.ke