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Sacred Spaces

Sacred Spaces. A Presentation of The Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance at Rice University www.boniukcenter.org. What is “sacred” space?. According to Mircea Eliade: ( The Sacred and the Profane; Patterns in Comparative Religion )

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Sacred Spaces

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  1. Sacred Spaces A Presentation of The Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance at Rice University www.boniukcenter.org

  2. What is “sacred” space? According to Mircea Eliade: (The Sacred and the Profane;Patterns in Comparative Religion) • Sacredness differentiates space • Sacredness gives orientation to space • The meeting point between two worlds • Represents/recreates the primordial

  3. What creates sacred space? • The influence of the earth • The influence of celestial objects • The influence of structures and artifacts • The influence of accumulated and concentrated human intention From the work of Martin Gray - www.sacredsites.com and other places

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