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Temples and Temple Interiors
The main room in a temple or sacred building usually contains a cult image, which in turn is publicly worshipped. The tension between space and image, which mainly exists between the participants in the cult and the idea of the numinous within the cult image, starts at the boundaries of the sanctuary and not with the interior of the temple. There were two main ways of creating a distinct space for a cult image. The first consists of protecting the image itself, often by putting up a canopy. The second strategy consists of creating a spacious hall for the meetings of the worshipping community into which the image is placed. During the Geometric and Archaic period, the temple in general and its interior in particular served to create a strong link between the community and the cult image.
Temples and Temple Interiors
The main room in a temple or sacred building usually contains a cult image, which in turn is publicly worshipped. The tension between space and image, which mainly exists between the participants in the cult and the idea of the numinous within the cult image, starts at the boundaries of the sanctuary and not with the interior of the temple. There were two main ways of creating a distinct space for a cult image. The first consists of protecting the image itself, often by putting up a canopy. The second strategy consists of creating a spacious hall for the meetings of the worshipping community into which the image is placed. During the Geometric and Archaic period, the temple in general and its interior in particular served to create a strong link between the community and the cult image.
Temples and Temple Interiors
Raja, Rubina (editor) / Rüpke, Jörg (editor) / von Hesberg, Henner (author)
2015-05-18
13 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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