Sacred Space: Archaeological and Religious Studies Perspectives: Exercise 2: Sanctuary

On the wiki describe a visit to a local “sanctuary” (I use this term loosely so that it is your responsibility to actual define this category and how it relates to the actual place which you have visited”). In what ways is your experience negotiated through ritual, memory, fear and euphoria? Consider the role played by the physical/material place as opposed to the discourse that surrounds that particular sanctuary for the way in which you engage with it. How does this sanctuary compare to others that you have shaped your experience of sacred space in the past? Finally think about how you will best represent your experience to others. Feel free to use images, video, sound etc. as part of your description. (Unfortunately touch and smell are not senses that the wiki can accommodate but bring that to class if it is important.)

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