Sacred Places Class Definitions
2007
/ 2012
Prof. Sienkewicz'
Personal Statement of Sacred Space
Sacred Places (General):
Definition by
Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota:
http://www.env-steward.com/reflect/space.htm
Witcombe, Christopher L.C. E. "Sacred Places."
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/sacredplacesintro.html
This site is an excellent introduction to the topic of sacred places. It
includes an introduction on sacredness and site links to major sacred
places around the world, many of which are topics for this course.
Witcombe, Christopher L.C. "Sacred Geometry"
http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/sacredgeo.html
Swami B.G. Narasingha. "Vastu Shastra and
Sacred Architecture"
http://gosai.com/writings/vastu-shastra-and-sacred-architecture
Condren, Mary D. "Sacred Spaces: What Makes Them
Sacred?"
http://instituteforfeminismandreligion.org/SacredSpaces.pdf
(feminist theory)
The Code of Canon Law. See especially "Sacred
Places and Times"
http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/canon/c1205-1253.htm
Sacred Places (More Specific):
Gibbs, John G. "Sacred
Space in Biblical Perspective"
http://www.env-steward.com/reflect/space/bible-ss.htm
Impressions of Sacred Space:
http://www.env-steward.com/reflect/space/imp-ss.htm
Witcombe, Christopher L. C. E. "Sacred Caves."
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/caves.html
Witcombe, Christopher L. C. E. "Stones and the
Sacred."
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/stones.html
Witcombe, Christopher L.C. E. "Mountains and the
Sacred."
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/mountains.htm
Witcombe, Christopher L.C. E. "Trees and the Sacred."
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/trees.html
Witcombe, Christopher L. C. E. "Water and the
Sacred."
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/water.html
Gray, Martin. Sacred Sites: Places of Peace and Power.
http://www.sacredsites.com/.
See especially the initial slide show and bibliography.
Mircea Eliade and the Sacred:
Durham, John C. “Eliade: Sacred
and Profane.”
http://www.bytrentsacred.co.uk/index.php/eliade-sacred-and-profane
http://www.bytrentsacred.co.uk/index.php/eliade-sacred-and-profane/1-sacred-space
http://www.bytrentsacred.co.uk/index.php/eliade-sacred-and-profane/2-sacred-time
Cummings, Randal Lee. “A Synopsis
of Eliade's The Sacred and the Profane.”
http://www.csun.edu/~rcummings/sacred.html
Kelly, Joseph F, and
Sheila E. McGinn. "The Basic Ideas of Mircea Eliade's The Sacred and the
Profane"
http://www.jcu.edu/bible/101/Readings/Ritual/EliadeSummary.htm
http://www.jcu.edu/bible/101/Readings/Ritual/EliadeSacredSpace.htm
http://www.jcu.edu/bible/101/Readings/Ritual/EliadeSacredTime.htm
Eliade Powerpoint
Sacred
Places Around the World:
Sacred Destinations Travel Guide:
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/
UNESCO World Heritage list:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/
Sacred Landscapes:
http://www.luckymojo.com/sacredtourismlist.html
Gray, Martin. Sacred Sites: Places of Peace and Power.
http://www.sacredsites.com/.
See especially the initial slide show and bibliography.
Jagannatha Puri:
http://ws.ori.nic.in/jagannath/
Narasingha, Swami B. G. "Vastu
Shastra and Sacred Architecture":
http://www.gosai.com/chaitanya/saranagati/html/nmj_articles/sacred_architecture/vastu-shastra.html
http://www.jagannathpuri.com/index.aspx
Stonehenge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVRtYdGzmxw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yz0xNkMmAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6oxmxPKoSE
http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/england/stonehenge.html
http://ancient-wisdom.co.uk/englandstonehenge.htm
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/stonehenge.html
http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/Topics/stonehenge/
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/england/stonehenge
http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/
http://www.britannia.com/history/h7.html
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.876
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wiltshire/5102130.stm
http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/stonehenge.html
http://www.britannia.com/history/pretime.html
Cordoba:
http://www.muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?ArticleID=262 (note
aerial photo)
http://www.infocordoba.com/spain/andalusia/cordoba/info/mosque/mosque_visitor_guide.htm
(note plan)
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/cordoba.html
http://www.cyberspain.com/ciudades-patrimonio/fotos/cormez.htm
http://www.islamicity.com/Culture/MOSQUES/Europe/cordoba.htm
http://www.andalucia.com/cities/cordoba/mosque.htm
http://www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen/fullscreen44.html
(panoramic tour!)
http://www.infocordoba.com/spain/andalusia/cordoba/photos/mosque_1/index.htm
(photo gallery, exterior)
http://www.infocordoba.com/spain/andalusia/cordoba/photos/mosque_2/index.htm
(photo gallery, interior)
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/spain/cordoba/mezquita/mezquita.html
(photo gallery)
http://islam-watch.org/AdrianMorgan/Muslim_Commandeer_Spain_Cathedral.htm
(mosque and church)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6213665.stm (initial response by bishop
of Cordoba)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/dec/28/spain.catholicism (Pope
Benedict XVI re Muslims in mosque)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/01/muslim-catholic-mosque-fight
(Fight in mosque)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_campaign_at_C%C3%B3rdoba_Cathedral
(More on the fight)
http://www.truthandgrace.com/muslimhateforspain.htm (Christian
polemic on the question)http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/719 (An
interesting twist: Mosque in Cordoba vs. Church in Damascus)
http://peoplesgeography.com/2010/08/16/a-cartoonists-look-at-the-911-mosque/
(Cordoba and 9-11!)
Muir Woods:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eavnXMXC4JY
National Park Service:
http://www.nps.gov/muwo/
Muir Woods National Monument:
http://www.parksconservancy.org/visit/park-sites/muir-woods-national-monument.html
Virtual Tour:
http://www.virtuar.com/marin/Muir/muir_woods_virtual_tour.htm
Parthenon:
http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Arts/Parthenon.htm
http://www.ancient-greece.org/architecture/parthenon.html
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/architindex?entry=Athens,Parthenon
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/The_Parthenon.html
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Unlocking-Mysteries-of-the-Parthenon.html
http://www.greece.org/parthenon/marbles/history1.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/parthenon-lives.html
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/522405/the_parthenon/
Nashville Parthenon:
https://www.google.com/search?q=parthenon+nashville&hl=en&rlz=1R2ADFA_enUS472&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=z_h6T_OVGYriggfLrv2ZAw&ved=0CEAQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=789
Parthenon Frieze:
Parthenon
Frieze:
http://www.parthenonfrieze.gr/#/?lang=en&w=1280
(be sure to click on English at bottom right)
Greek Ministry of Culture:
http://www.ekt.gr/parthenonfrieze/index.jsp?lang=en&w=1280
Ancient Greek Cities:
http://www.sikyon.com/athens/Parthenon/frieze01_eg.html
Columbia University:
http://www.mcah.columbia.edu/parthenon/flash/main.htm
http://www.hammerwood.mistral.co.uk/elgin.htm
Here are some helpful reviews of books about the
Parthenon and its frieze:
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2005/2005-11-10.html
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2000/2000-05-18.html
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2002/2002-06-14.html
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/1997/97.04.29.html
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2003/2003-07-33.html
Olympia Sanctuary
http://www.greek-thesaurus.gr/Ancient-Olympia-the-sanctuary.html
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/o/olympia.html
http://www.olympia-greece.org/history.html
http://buffaloah.com/a/virtual/greece/olympia/sanc/index.html
Delphi:
Ancient Greek Cities:
http://www.sikyon.com/Delphi/delphi_eg.html
http://www.ancient-greece.org/architecture/delphi-temple-of-apollo.html
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/delphi.html
http://www.travel-to-arachova.com/delphi.php
http://www.ancient-greece.org/architecture/delphi-temple-of-apollo.html
Ancient-Greece.org. “Temple of Apollo.”
http://www.ancient-greece.org/architecture/delphi-temple-of-apollo.html
Grout, James. “The Serpent Column at Delphi” in Encyclopoedia
Romana. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/circusmaximus/delphi.html
Hayes, Holly. “Ancient Delphi” in Sacred
Destinations.
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/delphi.htm
Morden, Margaret E. “Delphi, Oracle of Apollo.:
http://www.odysseyadventures.ca/articles/delphi/articledelphi.htm
Sandels, V. E. K. “Delphi” in In2Greece.com
http://www.in2greece.com/english/places/historical/mainland/delphi.htm
Siegel, Janice. “Dr. J’s Illustrated Delphi.”
http://people.hsc.edu/drjclassics/sites/delphi/delphi.sht
Talbert, Richard A., et al. “Delphi” in Interactive
Ancient Mediterranean.
http://iam.classics.unc.edu/loci/del/16_brf.html (Be sure to click on
pages at left)
Witcombe, L. C. E. “Sacred Places: Delphi, Greece.”
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/delphi.html
Homeric Hymn to Apollo
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/apollomyth/a/HomericHymnAp1.htm
Sienkewicz, Thomas. “Homeric Hymn to Apollo: An
Analysis.”
http://department.monm.edu/classics/Courses/CLAS230/MythDocuments/Apollo.HomericHymn.Analysis.htm
http://www.indiana.edu/~dmdhist/Pausaniasdelphi.htm (abridged)
Epidauros:
http://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/Asklepios.html
http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/epidaurus.html
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/491
http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/eh351.jsp?obj_id=2374
http://images.mitrasites.com/temple-of-asclepius-epidauros.html
http://classics.unc.edu/courses/clar244/4th-cClass.html
http://eb.tbicl.org/epidaurus/
http://www.altani.gr/english/sel1.htm
St. Peter's Basilica:
http://www.saintpetersbasilica.org/
http://www.saintpetersbasilica.org/tours.htm
(on-line documents on St. Peters' Basilica)
St. Peter's
Basilica - A Brief History by Fr. Carolan, OMI, English Guides to St.
Peter's
St.
Peter's - Guide to the Basilica and Square
by Nicolo Suffi, ©Libreria
Editrice Vaticana
Guide to Saint
Peter's Basilica
by Fr. Giovanni Giuliani OFM Conv
©1995 A.T.S. Italia- Roma
THE TOMB OF ST. PETER
by Margherita Guarducci
© 1960, Hawthorn Books
The Dome of the Rock:
The Noble Sanctuary http://www.al-aqsa.com/
A well-done site from a Muslim perspective that doesn't deny the
existence of the earlier Jewish temples. They are developing an
interactive CD-Rom about the site.
Dome of the Rock
http://www.sacredsites.com/1st30/domeof.html
(Personal Page, Martin Gray) Authored by an anthropologist/
photographer, this lengthy article is accompanied by some nice photos.
Dome of the Rock, Israel
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/domeofrock.html
(Sweet Briar College) Features three photos of the interior of the
mosque. Text is limited and contains some biblical/historical errors.
Dome of the Rock
http://jeru.huji.ac.il/ee21.htm
(Hebrew University) Discusses the traditions and history associated with
the site, as well as architectural details of the building.
Dome of the Rock
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Dome_of_the_Rock.html
(Great Buildings Online) Examines the Dome of the Rock from an
architectural point of view. Includes photos and a free downloadable 3D
model.
Revisioning the Dome of The Rock
http://www.thehope.org/domecour.htm
(thehope.org) A different approach, but includes a nice photo gallery.
http://www.bibleplaces.com/domeofrock.htm
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2799078-action-imgsearch-dome_of_the_rock_jerusalem-i-page-9
El Aqsa Mosque
El-Aksa Mosque
http://jeru.huji.ac.il/ee22.htm
|(Hebrew University) Discusses the traditions
and history associated with the site, as well as architectural details
of the building.
The Importance of Masjid al Aqsa to Muslims
http://www.jannah.org/articles/aqsa.html
(Personal Page) Part of an extensive website on Islam
http://www.jannah.org/articles/index.html
Article by a member of the Muslim Student Association, Brigham Young
University.
Jerusalem: History Lessons (Aqsa)
http://www.albalagh.net/food_for_thought/aqsa.shtml
(Albalagh) Provides eye-opening insight into Muslim thought on their
history, religion, and responsibility to Jihad.
Mosques Around The World
http://islam.org/Culture/Mosques/Default.htm
(Islam.org) Photographs, mostly small, of Muslim places of worship
around the world, including Mecca and Medina.
Todai-Ji:
http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/nara/todaijiindex.htm
http://www.taleofgenji.org/todaiji.html
http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/nara/todaiji.html
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/japan/nara-todaiji.htm (includes
satillete map)
http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/birushana.shtml (on the
birushana)
Chartres:
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/chartres_ext.html
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/chartres.html
http://www.chartres-csm.org/us_fixe/cathedrale/
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/index/index.html#france
http://www.ac-orleans-tours.fr/hist-geo3/chartres/cathedra.htm
(in French)
ttp://www.johnjames.com.au/writings-byjohnjames.shtml
http://www.labyrinthsociety.org/
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Chartres_Cathedral.html
Nauvoo:
http://www.nauvootemple.com/
http://users.marshall.edu/~brown/nauvoo/nt-parent.html
http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/nauvoo/
Eliade's Sacred and Profane:
Basic Ideas:
http://www.jcu.edu/Bible/101/Readings/Ritual/EliadeSummary.htm
Summary:
http://www.bytrent.demon.co.uk/eliadesp01.html
Synopsis:
http://www.csun.edu/~rcummings/sacred.html
Building Your Own Sacred Space:
Setting Up a Buddhist Altar
http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/A%20-%20Tibetan%20Buddhism/Authors/Yutang%20Lin/Setting%20Up%20An%20Altar/A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Setting%20up%20a%20Buddhist%20Altar.htm
Sacred Space On-Line:
http://www.sacredspace.ie/
Also consult
Sacred Places Bibliography
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