Main entry:

Wright, Craig M.

Title & Author:

The maze and the warrior : symbols in architecture, theology, and music / Craig Wright.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.

Description:

ix, 351 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index.
The ancient and early Christian maze -- The maze as symbol in the church -- The theology of the maze -- The warrior, the lamb, and astrology -- The dance of the maze -- Symbolizing the Christian warrior -- Sounds and symbols of an armed man -- The maze of pilgrimage and pleasure -- Musical mazes from Moses to Mozart -- Epilogue: The maze reborn in an ecumenical age.

Summary:

"A tourist visiting the famous cathedral at Chartres might be surprised to discover an enormous labyrinth embedded in the thirteenth-century floor. Why is it there? In this book Craig Wright explores the complex symbolism of the labyrinth in architecture, religious thought, music, and dance from the Middle Ages to the present."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0674005031 (alk. paper)
9780674005037 (alk. paper)
0674013638
9780674013636

Subject:

Labyrinths Religious aspects History.
Labyrinths Religious aspects Christianity History.
Labyrinthes Aspect religieux Histoire.
Labyrinthes Aspect religieux Christianisme Histoire.
Labyrinths Religious aspects
Labyrinths Religious aspects Christianity
Theologie
Architektur
Kunst
Musik
Labyrinth
Symbol
Labyrinten.
Symboliek.
Religieuze aspecten.
Muziek.
Labyrinths.
Labyrinths History.
Labyrinths in art.
Labyrinth <Motiv>

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 218748
Call No.: BL325.L3 W7 2001
Status: Available