1st Edition

Sacred Architecture in a Secular Age Anamnesis of Durham Cathedral

By Marie Clausén Copyright 2016
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

Having won more than one recent poll as Britain’s best-loved building, the appeal of Durham Cathedral appears abiding, which begs the question whether an iconic sacred building can retain meaning and affective pertinence for contemporary, secular visitors. Using the example of Durham Cathedral, this book sets out to explore wherein the appeal of historic churches lies today and considers... Read more

1. Exordium, 2. Experiencing Durham Cathedral, 3. Secularism in Contemporary Western Architecture and Society, 4. Vestiges of Sanctity, 5. Perspectives on Sacred Architecture, 6. Tractatus

Biography

Marie Clausén holds Bachelor’s Degrees in Political Science, Sociology, and Art History, and Master’s Degrees in International Relations (University of Reading) and Art History (Uppsala University). Her present academic interests include medieval church architecture, the phenomenology of space, the dilemmas of cultural heritage, and the practice of ekphrastic writing. Aside from her academic pursuits, Clausén is a published poet, and has spent fifteen years in the academic book publishing industry on both sides of the Atlantic in a variety of editorial and other roles. She currently resides in Ottawa, Canada.