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Barbara A. Weightman

1 paper in the library · 38 citations · publishing 1996

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Sacred Landscapes and the Phenomenon of Light

Geographical Review 1996 Barbara A. Weightman 38 citations

Light is fundamental to religious experience, and its symbolism pervades the geography of sacred landscapes. As sun, fire, ray, color, or attribute of being and place, light serves as a bridge between interpretation of landscape and religious experience. To see the light cast upon places orients believers in otherwise undifferentiated space, grounding them in context of home. As sacred places...