Worship sound spaces: architecture, acoustics and anthropology

"Worship Sound Spaces unites specialists from architecture, acoustic engineering and the social sciences to encourage closer analysis of the sound environments within places of worship. Gathering a wide range of case studies set in Europe, Asia, North America, the Middle East, and Africa, the b...

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Other Authors: Guillebaud, Christine (Editor), Lavandier, Catherine (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2020
Series:Routledge research in architecture
Routledge research in architecture
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"Worship Sound Spaces unites specialists from architecture, acoustic engineering and the social sciences to encourage closer analysis of the sound environments within places of worship. Gathering a wide range of case studies set in Europe, Asia, North America, the Middle East, and Africa, the book presents investigations into Muslim, Christian and Hindu spaces. These diverse cultural contexts demonstrate the composite nature of designing and experiencing places of worship. Beginning with a historical overview of the three primary indicators in acoustic design of religious buildings, reverberation, intelligibility and clarity, the second part of this edited collection offers a series of field studies devoted to perception, before moving onto recent examples of restoration of the sound ambiances of former religious buildings. Written for academics and students interested in architecture, cultural heritage, acoustics, sensory studies and sound"--
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 16, 2020)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 229 pages)
ISBN:9780429279782
0429279787
9781000731248
1000731243
9781000731507
1000731502
9781000731378
1000731375