Europe in Asia: Mosques and Temples in the Age of Discovery

Europe in Asia: Mosques and Temples in the Age of Discovery

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Department

History & Political Science

Document Type

Book Chapter

Abstract

BOOK ABSTRACT:

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

First Page

118

Last Page

131

Publication Date

2011

Publisher

The American University in Cairo Press

City

Cairo

ISBN

9789774164491

Europe in Asia: Mosques and Temples in the Age of Discovery
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