Humanist perspectives on sacred space /
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| Imprint: | Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, c2011. |
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| Description: | iv, 181 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English Arabic |
| Series: | Cairo papers in social science ; v. 31, no. 1, Spring 2008 بحوث القاهرة في العلوم الاجتماعية ؛ مجلد ٠٣١، عدد ٠٠١، ربيع ٢٠٠٨ Cairo papers in social science ; v. 31, monograph 1. بحوث القاهرة في العلوم الاجتماعية ؛ ; المجلد ٠٣١، العدد ٠٠١. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8777975 |
| Summary: | While sacred spaces cannot be narrowed down to particular forms or meanings, they do in their meanings and functions express fundamental values and principles, and in doing so, they perform the work of religion itself. This collection of essays looks at the meanings, functions, and negations of sacred space in Egypt and the Middle East. It is divided into three parts: meanings and functions of contemporary sacred spaces, historical perspectives on sacred space, and sacred space in literature and philosophy. Cairo Papers in Social Science 31/1 |
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| Physical Description: | iv, 181 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789774164491 9774164490 |