Main entry:

Pentcheva, Bissera V., author.

Title & Author:

Hagia Sophia : sound, space, and spirit in Byzantium / Bissera V. Pentcheva.

Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
©2017

Description:

xii, 288 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-269) and index.
Sophia and Choros: the making of sacred space in Byzantium -- Inspiriting in the Byzantine consecration (kathierōsis) rite -- Icons of breath -- Aural architecture -- Material flux: marble, water, and chant -- The horizontal mirror and the poetics of the imaginary -- Empathy and the making of art in Byzantium.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"Experiencing the resonant acoustics of the church of Hagia Sophia allowed the Byzantine participants in its liturgical rituals to be filled with the Spirit of God, and even to become his image on earth. Bissera Pentcheva's vibrant analysis examines how these sung rites combined with the church's architectural space to make Hagia Sophia a performative place of worship representative of Byzantine religious culture in all its sensory richness."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780271077253 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
0271077255 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
9780271077260 (paperback)
0271077263 (paperback)

Subject:

Ayasofya Müzesi History.
Ayasofya Müzesi.
Ayasofya Müzesi Istanbul
Church buildings Acoustics Turkey Istanbul History.
Church architecture Byzantine Empire.
Church decoration and ornament Byzantine Empire.
Sacred space Turkey Istanbul History.
Byzantine chants History and criticism.
Interior architecture Turkey Istanbul History.
Church buildings Turkey Istanbul.
Architecture chrétienne Empire byzantin.
Églises Décoration et ornement Empire byzantin.
Lieux sacrés Turquie İstanbul Histoire.
Chant byzantin Histoire et critique.
Architecture intérieure Turquie İstanbul Histoire.
Byzantine chants.
Church architecture.
Church buildings.
Church buildings Acoustics.
Church decoration and ornament.
Interior architecture.
Sacred space.
Kirchenbau
Liturgie
Spiritualität
Holy places Turkey Istanbul History.
Sainte Sophie Constantinople Moyen Age.
Byzantine Empire.
Turkey Istanbul.
Hagia Sophia
Architecture.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 298801
Call No.: BIB 244935
Status: Available