Representing and Experiencing Islamic Domes: Images, Cosmology, and Circumambulation
Lindsay Jones developed the concept of “ritual-architectural event”, according to which the meaning of a sacred building depends upon the participant’s experience of it in the course of the rituals they perform. Starting from such approach, and taking the Islamic dome as my subject-matter, I examine...
Main Author: | Shunhua Jin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-06-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/6/526 |
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