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Sacred architecture as reality and metaphor in secularised Western society.00Christian monasteries and convents, built throughout Europe for the best part of 1,500 years, are now at a crossroads. This study attempts to understand the sacred architecture of monasteries as a process of the tangible and symbolic organisation of space and time for religious communities. Despite the weight of seemingly immutable monastic tradition, architecture has contributed to developing specific religious identities and played a fundamental part in the reformation of different forms of religious life according to the changing needs of society. The cloister is the focal point of this book because it is both architecture, a physically built reality, and a metaphor for the religious life that takes place within it. Life Inside the Cloister also addresses the afterlife and heritagisation of monastic architecture in secularised Western society.

Cloisters (Architecture) --- Monastic and religious life --- Monastic life --- Spirituality (in religious orders, congregations, etc.) --- Monasticism and religious orders --- Spiritual life --- Vows --- Architecture --- Courtyards --- Christianity --- 235.4 --- Kloosters--geschiedenis --- Kloosterleven--geschiedenis --- C3 --- religieuze kunst --- architectuur --- kloosters --- KADOC - Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum voor Religie, Cultuur en Samenleving (1977-) --- Academic collection --- 726.7 --- Religieuze architectuur ; kloosters ; abdijen --- Kunst en cultuur --- Religieuze architectuur ; abdijen, kloosters --- Religious architecture --- monasteries [built complexes] --- religieuze architectuur --- geschiedenis

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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