Abstract This article examines a ḥadīth text that illustrates the complicated interactions between Christian and Islamic sacred spaces in early period of rule Near East. In this narrative, Prophet Muḥammad gives group Arabs instructions for how to convert church into mosque, telling them use his ablution water cleansing repurposing space Muslim worship. Contextualizing narrative terms Muslim-Ch...

W artykule poruszono problematykę formowania i funkcjonowania monumentalnych postmodernistycznych kościołów jako form mocnych w przestrzeni osiedli mieszkaniowych z lat 70. 80. XX wieku. Celem przedstawionych badań jest diagnoza potrzeb lokalnych społeczności dotycząca obecności kościoła kontekście jego formy środowisku zamieszkania. Badanie wykonano na bazie eksperymentów formalnych przestrzen...

The article analyzes the iconic temples of twentieth century. anthroposophical theory architecture is presented, which assumed that world and man are permeated by different types spiritual forces, due to forms objects visible can be strengthened or weakened. An understanding harmony in formation sacred space presented. constructions erected on principle organic considered. influence German Expr...

Sacred Place and Time in the Medieval Islamic Middle East: A Historical Perspective, by Daniella Talmon-Heller. Edinburgh Studies Classical History Culture, University Press, 2020. 279pp., 28 illustrations, 1 additional map, index. Hb. £80. ISBN-13: 9781474460965.

Sacred or protected values have important influences on decision making, particularly in the context of intergroup disputes. Thus far, we know little about the process of a value becoming sacred or why one person may be more likely than another to hold a sacred value. We present evidence that participation in religious ritual and perceived threat to the group lead people to be more likely to co...

The northern Ethiopian landscape is dotted with small patches of church forests that are religious centers for the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church (EOTC). These sacred groves are what remain of the once vast tropical Afromontane dry forest. Herein we review the landscape pattern of sacred groves in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, and their local scale nutrient status at two sites, Zahara and ...

Sacred natural sites have played important social and cultural roles in many cultures around the world for centuries. More recently, scientists have shown that sacred sites act as de facto protected areas. However , the potential for sacred sites to be integrated into conservation strategies depends on the motivations of people to protect them. The objective of this study is to understand peopl...