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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.

Christian special devotions --- Liturgy --- Christian church history --- Religious architecture --- Christianity --- Religious facilities --- Sacred space --- Shrines --- 203.5 --- architectuur --- C3 --- KADOC - Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum voor Religie, Cultuur en Samenleving (1977-) --- kerkbouw --- monumentenzorg --- Academic collection --- 2 --- 726.1 --- 726 --- 291 <063> --- 291.35 --- 291.35 Heilige plaatsen: altaren; tempels; pagoden; kerken; moskeeën; bossen; grotten; heilige landen en steden --- Heilige plaatsen: altaren; tempels; pagoden; kerken; moskeeën; bossen; grotten; heilige landen en steden --- Pilgrims and pilgrimages --- Holy places --- Places, Sacred --- Sacred places --- Sacred sites --- Sacred spaces --- Sites, Sacred --- Space, Sacred --- Holy, The --- Religion and geography --- Religious institutions --- Religions --- Church history --- Religion Public worship and other practices Sacred places and pilgrimages --- Kunst en cultuur --- Godsdienst --- Religie --- Heiligdommen --- Kerkelijke bouwkunst --- Religieuze architectuur --- Godsdienstwetenschap: vergelijkend--Congressen --- Heilige plaatsen: altaren; tempels; pagoden; kerken; moskeeën; bossen; grotten; heilige landen en steden --- Buildings --- Christianity. --- Religious facilities. --- Sacred space. --- Shrines. --- Lieux sacrés --- Sanctuaires --- Constructions religieuses --- Christianisme --- sacred places --- cultural development --- Christian religions of the West --- Christian denominations --- natural sites --- architecture