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It means something of, or pertaining to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth. This is according to dictionary.com. That mean its applies to a type of god or creating diety. It is part of a greek mythology.
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"whereas a sacred nature feature is location-specific, a sacred building, such as a Christian Church, can, in principle, be raised almost anywhere with appropriate rites of consecration" (Tuan, 2009, online)
A sacred nature feature, would have reason,as to why it is there. For instance the U-boat memorial at Moltenort represents the suffering of the jews in Germany. If it was in Nigeria, for instance it would have been seen as Irrelevant. The headquarters of the Religious buildings do not emphasise their sacredness as you will expect. The st Pauls Cathedral cannot be rebuilt in another location because Italy has a significant Christain history and it has its own religious history.
3.
To educated Europeans, natural features may be valued for ecological and aesthetic reasons, but that does not make them sacred. If, in vestigial faith, anything is still regarded as not wholly of this world, it is the consecrated building: a shrine, church or synagogue'' (p.14).
The educated european view of this quote and its religious background is considered an important feature almost making it a rica of being the biggest. I agree with this. Holy site such as Jerusalem and Mecca being the most sacred sites of muslims and Christendom are sacred because the land have been fought for and many significant events have been said to haven on them. The monuments are the most important features in this place not the land and its elements
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Can sacredness Change/enhance the secret of a place?
Yes I do.
Once a place is seen as sacred it give some type of regious respect. People tend to respect places of sacred value irrespective of their beliefs. It creates a peaceful environment not wanting to temper with the stillness. When we were on a visit to the st Barnabas most people did not want to take picture because of its sacredness.
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A sacred building is represented by the crucifix, the moon and star sign, an altar, the position it faces (mosques face the east/ mecca).
It means something of, or pertaining to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth. This is according to dictionary.com. That mean its applies to a type of god or creating diety. It is part of a greek mythology.
2.
"whereas a sacred nature feature is location-specific, a sacred building, such as a Christian Church, can, in principle, be raised almost anywhere with appropriate rites of consecration" (Tuan, 2009, online)
A sacred nature feature, would have reason,as to why it is there. For instance the U-boat memorial at Moltenort represents the suffering of the jews in Germany. If it was in Nigeria, for instance it would have been seen as Irrelevant. The headquarters of the Religious buildings do not emphasise their sacredness as you will expect. The st Pauls Cathedral cannot be rebuilt in another location because Italy has a significant Christain history and it has its own religious history.
3.
To educated Europeans, natural features may be valued for ecological and aesthetic reasons, but that does not make them sacred. If, in vestigial faith, anything is still regarded as not wholly of this world, it is the consecrated building: a shrine, church or synagogue'' (p.14).
The educated european view of this quote and its religious background is considered an important feature almost making it a rica of being the biggest. I agree with this. Holy site such as Jerusalem and Mecca being the most sacred sites of muslims and Christendom are sacred because the land have been fought for and many significant events have been said to haven on them. The monuments are the most important features in this place not the land and its elements
4.
Can sacredness Change/enhance the secret of a place?
Yes I do.
Once a place is seen as sacred it give some type of regious respect. People tend to respect places of sacred value irrespective of their beliefs. It creates a peaceful environment not wanting to temper with the stillness. When we were on a visit to the st Barnabas most people did not want to take picture because of its sacredness.
5.
A sacred building is represented by the crucifix, the moon and star sign, an altar, the position it faces (mosques face the east/ mecca).