TY - BOOK ID - 17198450 TI - Loci sacri : understanding sacred places AU - Coomans, Thomas AU - De Dijn, Herman AU - De Maeyer, Jan PY - 2012 VL - 9 SN - 9789058678423 9058678423 9789461661050 9461661053 PB - Leuven: Leuven university press, DB - UniCat KW - Christian special devotions KW - Liturgy KW - Christian church history KW - Religious architecture KW - Christianity KW - Religious facilities KW - Sacred space KW - Shrines KW - 203.5 KW - architectuur KW - C3 KW - KADOC - Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum voor Religie, Cultuur en Samenleving (1977-) KW - kerkbouw KW - monumentenzorg KW - Academic collection KW - 2 KW - 726.1 KW - 726 KW - 291 <063> KW - 291.35 KW - 291.35 Heilige plaatsen: altaren; tempels; pagoden; kerken; moskeeën; bossen; grotten; heilige landen en steden KW - Heilige plaatsen: altaren; tempels; pagoden; kerken; moskeeën; bossen; grotten; heilige landen en steden KW - Pilgrims and pilgrimages KW - Holy places KW - Places, Sacred KW - Sacred places KW - Sacred sites KW - Sacred spaces KW - Sites, Sacred KW - Space, Sacred KW - Holy, The KW - Religion and geography KW - Religious institutions KW - Religions KW - Church history KW - Religion Public worship and other practices Sacred places and pilgrimages KW - Kunst en cultuur KW - Godsdienst KW - Religie KW - Heiligdommen KW - Kerkelijke bouwkunst KW - Religieuze architectuur KW - Godsdienstwetenschap: vergelijkend--Congressen KW - Heilige plaatsen: altaren; tempels; pagoden; kerken; moskeeën; bossen; grotten; heilige landen en steden KW - Buildings KW - Christianity. KW - Religious facilities. KW - Sacred space. KW - Shrines. KW - Lieux sacrés KW - Sanctuaires KW - Constructions religieuses KW - Christianisme KW - sacred places KW - cultural development KW - Christian religions of the West KW - Christian denominations KW - natural sites KW - architecture UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:17198450 AB - Sacred places have long exercised a special fascination. Sacred places are not static entities but reveal a historical dynamic. They are the result of cultural developments and have varied multidimensional levels of significance. They are places where time is, as it were, suspended, and they are points where holy times and holy places meet. Sacred places are places apart. It is this specificity in the context of the Christian religions of the West that 'Loci sacri' wishes to unveil by bringing together specialists from various disciplines, countries, and Christian denominations. One of the questions is why some sites have for centuries proven to be so popular while others have not. Another topic is the way in which extraordinary natural sites have been designated as sacred and given new meaning, primarily by means of architecture. "Loci sacri" also explores the 'eternal' character of this sacred status. ER -