{"product_id":"the-secret-language-of-sacred-spaces-decoding-churches-by-jon-cannon","title":"The Secret Language of Sacred Spaces: Decoding Churches by Jon Cannon","description":"\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" size=\"4\" style=\"font-family:Arial\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Secret Language of Sacred Spaces: Decoding Churches, Cathedrals, Temples,.... \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore the codes and meanings encrypted in the world's great\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eplaces of worship and make sense of what it is about a religious\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ebuilding, past or present, that helps to endow it with sacredness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA temple or a mosque is much more than a ravishing and sensually\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eoverwhelming piece of architecture. For millennia - from Karnak to the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSagrada Família, from the Dome of the Rock to Angkor Wat - human\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ebeings have directed extraordinary amounts of time, energy and resources\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etowards the design and creation of architecture that expresses spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a remarkable and universal fact that in most cultures throughout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehistory the greatest buildings have been religious ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow does a Hindu temple differ from a Buddhist one? Why does a church\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003elook different to a synagogue or a mosque? Why is there such an elaborate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003euse of geometric patterns? What is the significance of that arrangement of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003espaces and shapes? Is there a purpose underlying the way in which darkness,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eheight and light are being manipulated? Who are those people in the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epainting and what do the accompanying symbols signify?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Secret Language of Sacred Spaces demystifies places of worship\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand offers fascinating insights into some of the most impressive structures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eever built, revealing how they developed, how they were used and how\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe tenets of a particular faith are encoded in both their structure and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eembellishment. This book enables you to understand the structural features\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethat work most dramatically on the human senses and mind, and why it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewas important from the perspective of the religion involved that things be\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eexperienced in this way, or with these particular adornments. Such\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eknowledge enhances both our understanding and appreciation of these\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etestaments to humankind's most enduring concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is both an overview of holy architecture and a survey of the world's\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003emajor faiths. Part One introduces and explains key universal themes recurring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewithin the architecture of sacredness, helping to draw together and enrich\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe material in the remainder of the book. Part Two examines the great sites\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eof prehistory and antiquity, including Ancient Egypt, but the emphasis is\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eon the key living faiths, with major sections on Judaism, Christianity, Islam,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuddhism and Hinduism, as well as the distinctive, indigenous religions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eof East Asia - Shinto, Confucianism and Taoism. Throughout both parts,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe superb full-colour photographs are interspersed with carefully designed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-decoder\" special features chat reveal to the reader the meaning of a building\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eor one of its decorative clements as it was intended by its creator and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eunderstood by its original audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBs5-290722t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Retro Unit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43387516748005,"sku":"IF_62BB40F0","price":34.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0481\/3553\/6805\/products\/385048538483-0.jpg?v=1662157789","url":"https:\/\/retrounit.com.au\/products\/the-secret-language-of-sacred-spaces-decoding-churches-by-jon-cannon","provider":"Retro Unit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}