Water and sacred architecture. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Anat Geva.
• Editors: Geva, Anat, 1947-
• Contents: Introduction: Water and Sacred Architecture Anat Geva PART I: Rituals 1. Beyond Baptism: Incorporating Water as a Primary Symbol in Contemporary Roman Catholic Church Architecture Roberto Chiotti 2. Water and Ritual Wudu (Ablutions) in Canadian Mosques Tammy Gaber 3. Chattri and Kund : The Architecture of Kusum Sarovar, Govardhan, India Amita Sinha 4. Sacred Water Architecture for Every Jew: Rabbi David Miller and DIY Mikvah in Charleston, South Carolina Barry L. Stiefel 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 Andrew Farinholt Ward, Jessica Paga, and Bonna Wescoat 6. Roman Waterscapes, Architecture, and Religion: Notions of Sacrality and Sensory Experience Dylan K. Rogers 7. Purifying the Stupa: Symbolism of the Lotus Flower in Buddhist Architecture Di Luo and Gerald Kozicz 8. The Sacredness of Water and Place: African and Diasporic Religious Cultural Encounters Peter F. Adebayo, Christopher S. Hunter, and Oluwafunminiyi Raheem PART III: Environmental Impact 9. The "Sacred" Architecture of Anupam Mishra's Water-Culture Ricki Levi 10. Sacredness in the Presence and Absence of Water: The Case of Stepwells in Ahmedabad, India Priyanka Sheth 11. Tethering Buddhism to Climate Change: Lessons from the Ladakhi Ice Stupa Carey Clouse PART IV: Water Systems 12. Hymn to the Waters: Anāhitā in Ancient Persian Architecture Stephen Caffey 13. Tower and Temple: Re-sacralizing Water Infrastructure at Balkrishna Doshi’s GSFC Township Daniel Williamson 14. Geothermal Systems and Religious Ethics: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple, and First Unitarian Society of Madison Joseph M. Siry PART V: Modern Practice 15. Sacredness and Water in Contemporary Japanese Architecture: A Reinterpretation of Ancient Traditions Galia Dor 16. Baptistries in Marcel Breuer and Associates’ American Catholic Sacred Spaces Victoria Young 17. Strength in Weakness – Daoist Waters and the Architecture of the Xinjin Zhi Museum Ariel Genadt Epilogue: The Expression of Water in Virtual Sacred Architecture: The Case of a Virtual Baptism Nesrine Mansour
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (320 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 726; Religious architecture; Water and architecture; Symbolism in architecture; Sacred space; Water -- Religious aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000863710; 9781000863703
• Related ISBNs: 9781032415901; 9781032415895
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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