ABSTRACT
Architecture has long been understood as a cultural discipline able to articulate the human condition and lift the human spirit, yet the spirituality of architecture is rarely directly addressed in academic scholarship. The seventeen chapters provide a diverse range of perspectives, grouped according to topical themes: Being in the World; Sacred, Secular, and the Contemporary Condition; Symbolic Engagements; Sacred Landscapes; and Spirituality and the Designed Environment. Even though the authors’ approach the subject from a range of disciplines and theoretical positions, all share interests in the need to rediscover, redefine, or reclaim the sacred in everyday experience, scholarly analysis, and design.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|43 pages
Being in the World
part II|33 pages
Sacred, Secular, and the Contemporary Condition
part III|45 pages
Symbolic Engagements
chapter 10|14 pages
Narrating Chichén Itzá
part IV|42 pages
Sacred Landscapes
part V|59 pages
Spirituality and the Designed Environment