Title
Europe in Asia: Mosques and Temples in the Age of Discovery
Files
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
Recommended Citation
Blanks, David R. "Europe in Asia: Mosques and Temples in the Age of Discovery" in Humanist Perspectives on Sacred Space, eds. David R. Blanks and Bradley S. Clough. Cairo Papers in Social Science 31, no. 2 (2011): 118-131.