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Ritual, Spectacle, And Theatre In Late Medieval Seville (Chapter 1), Christopher B. Swift

Publications and Research

From the fall of Islamic Išbīliya in 1248 to the conquest of the New World, Seville was a nexus of economic and religious power where interconfessional living among Christians, Jews, and Muslims was negotiated on public stages. From out of seemingly irreconcilable ideologies of faith, hybrid performance culture emerged in spectacles of miraculous transformation, disciplinary processionals, and representations of religious identity. Ritual, Spectacle, and Theatre in Late Medieval Seville reinvigorates the study of medieval Iberian theater by revealing the ways in which public expressions of devotion, penance, and power fostered cultural reciprocity, rehearsed religious difference, and ultimately helped establish Seville …

Faith In Humanity : An Exploration Of Spiritually Inclusive Architecture, Jared Triemer

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

On March 15th, 2019 at 1:40 pm, Brenton Harrison Tarrant walked into Al Noor Mosque in New Zealand. Attached to his head, an iPhone set to livestream, and in his hand a loaded shotgun. Brenton then proceeded to gleefully murder 42 innocent Muslim worshippers. Soon after he fled to Linwood Mosque where he claimed 8 more victims. His actions demark New Zealand’s largest terrorist act in history. Brenton joins the long list of individuals who’s gross misunderstanding and hatred of a religion have escalated into violence. People like Brenton represent a larger issue that afflicts our modern society; the widespread …

Shrine Analysis, Anastasia Benko

Architecture Thesis Prep

Shrines are used throughout different cultures to mark graves, sites of importance, and or events that may have occurred, and any number of things that may holds significance to an individual or a group of people. The interest in studying these constructs, however, comes from the shared aesthetic qualities that are utilized in many different families of shrines to create a sense of spirituality, or more specifically, to create a heightened awareness of an individual’s understanding of him/her self. Architecture can learn from the vernacular of shrines in order to understand the inherent spirituality of a structure. This vernacular is …

The Place Of Power: The Christian Acquisition Of The Roman Basilica, Tysen Dauer

Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Architecture provides a cultural window into peoples’ thoughts, actions, and beliefs. This is especially true of religious architecture. The modern phenomenon of the “megachurch” has resulted from a period of transition for Christians which is strikingly similar to the situation which faced Christians in the 4th century A.D. How the early Christians dealt with their building needs and how modern Christians are dealing with theirs provides an insight into how both the practice of Christianity and the culture in which it is practiced has changed. Research showed that the situations in which these structures were built had much in common: …

City, Temple, Stage: Eschatological Architecture And Liturgical Theatrics In New Spain (Book Review), Charlotte M. Gradie

History Faculty Publications

Book review by Charlotte Gradie.

Lara, Jaime. City, Temple, Stage: Eschatological Architecture and Liturgical Theatrics in New Spain. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2004.

ISBN 9780268033644

The Proclamation Of The New Covenant: The Pre-Iconoclastic Altar Ciboria In Rome And Constantinople, Jelena Bogdanović

Jelena Bogdanović

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Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 33, No. 2, Joseph S. Miller, Hilda Adam Kring, Susan P. Martin, Elizabeth M. Safanda, William T. Parsons, Harold C. Miller, Amos B. Hoover

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Children of the Spirit, Not of the Law: Themes in Anabaptist Theology
• Religious Symbols in a Symbol-less Society
• Games and Activities of the New Wilmington Amish School Children
• The Amish Quilts of Lancaster County 1860 to 1930
• Francis Daniel Pastorius, Public Servant and Private Citizen
• Life with Grandfather: Growing Up in a Plain Pennsylvania German Community in the 1920s
• A Tear for Jonas Martin: Old Order Mennonite Origins in Lancaster County

Blockprint October 14, 1958, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The October 14, 1958 issue features articles on the set designer for the drama club play, various lectures, contests and awards, typography, faculty news, student clubs, and various exhibitions and events.

Blockprint February 18, 1958, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The February 18, 1958 issue features articles on Take-A-Break Weekend, concerts, student exhibitions, student and alumni awards, lectures and events around campus, and student clubs.

8. The Gothic Cathedral, Robert L. Bloom, Basil L. Crapster, Harold A. Dunkelberger, Charles H. Glatfelter, Richard T. Mara, Norman E. Richardson, W. Richard Schubart

Section III: The Medieval Church

The Gothic cathedral, like the Summa of Aquinas, the University of Paris, and the Christendom of Innocent III, stands as one of the major expressions of the spirit of the High Middle Ages. The word "Gothic," coined by the Renaissance as a term of disparagement, has come recently to have more favorable and appreciative connotations. Such a reevaluation may be due not only to the better perspective that a longer period of time offers us, but also to a deeper understanding of the cultural role of artistic and spiritual symbolism. The artistic expression of the Middle Ages found its supreme …

Blockprint March 18, 1957, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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Blockprint was a student magazine published throughout the 1950s-60s. The March 18, 1957 issue features articles on a J. Howard Benson memorial exhibition, RISD Drama Club's upcoming production, lectures, a field trip, Spectrum, the student council, issues in higher education, sporting events and social events; music and film reviews; a faculty profile; creative writing.