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Sacred power, sacred space : an introduction to Christian architecture and worship / Jeanne Halgren Kilde.

Author/creator Kilde, Jeanne Halgren, 1957-
Other author/creatorAmerican Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Description236 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book
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Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Religion
Subject(s)
Contents A method for thinking about power dynamics in Christian space -- Early Christian meeting space in the Roman empire -- Imperial power in Constantinian and Byzantine churches -- From abbey to great church, fortress to heavenly city -- Transformations of the Renaissance and Reformation -- Formalism and non- or anti-formalism in worship and architecture -- Historicism, modernism, and space -- Concluding observations.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007040449
ISBN9780195314694 (cloth)
ISBN9780195336061 (pbk.)