Human development in sacred landscapes : between ritual tradition, creativity and emotionality / Lutz Käppel, Vassiliki Pothou (eds.) ; with numerous figures

• HerausgeberIn: Käppel, Lutz 1960-; Pothu, Basilikē 1970-
• Place / Publishing House: Göttingen : V&R Unipress, 2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: German
• Physical Description: 1 Online-Ressource (252 Seiten); Illustrationen
• Notes: Main description: "Holy landscape" is a term frequently used to describe a multidimensional phenomenon. What this actually comprises is hard to define. Precisely this question is addressed in this volume. The "holy landscape" depends on people’s Weltanschauung and is influenced by their respective culture and ethos. It is not just a question of religious buildings and rituals, nor is it a mere matter of explicating terms such as "pure" and "impure", magic and myths; it is about an expressive space in which the "ceremony and mood of rites and cults" take place. The contributions also deal with the emergence and continuing development of the term "holy landscape" and the changing expressions of religious mood.; Promotional text: "Holy landscape" is a term frequently used to describe a multidimensional phenomenon. What this actually comprises is hard to define. Precisely this question is addressed in this volume. The "holy landscape" depends on people’s Weltanschauung and is influenced by their respective culture and ethos. It is not just a question of religious buildings and rituals, nor is it a mere matter of explicating terms such as "pure" and "impure", magic and myths; it is about an expressive space in which the "ceremony and mood of rites and cults" take place. The contributions also deal with the emergence and continuing development of the term "holy landscape" and the changing expressions of religious mood.; Biographical note: Lutz Käppel is Professor of Greek Literature at the University of Kiel. Dr. Vassiliki Pothou is researcher and was teaching at the Universities of Kiel and Regensburg.; Biographical note: Lutz Käppel is Professor of Greek Literature at the University of Kiel. Dr. Vassiliki Pothou is researcher and was teaching at the Universities of Kiel and Regensburg; Short description: The Topos of Sacred Landscapes