Liturgy and Architecture From the Early Church to the Middle Ages |
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| Author:
| Doig, Allan |
| Series title: | Liturgy, Worship and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-5274-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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Social, economic, technical, theological and artistic factors are crucial to a proper understanding of ecclesiastical architecture of all periods and together their study illuminates the study of liturgy. Buildings and their archaeology are standing indexes of human activity, and the whole matrix of meaning they present is highly revealing of the larger meaning of ritual performance within and movement through their space. Allan Doig explores the interrelationship of liturgy and...
More DescriptionSocial, economic, technical, theological and artistic factors are crucial to a proper understanding of ecclesiastical architecture of all periods and together their study illuminates the study of liturgy. Buildings and their archaeology are standing indexes of human activity, and the whole matrix of meaning they present is highly revealing of the larger meaning of ritual performance within and movement through their space. Allan Doig explores the interrelationship of liturgy and architecture from the early Church to the present, including the most recent debates in the ordering and re-ordering of churches. Reviewing the most recent research in the area, and moving the debate forward, this book will be enormously useful to the liturgist, clery, theologians, architectural historians and conservation bodies.