Across the border: liminality in medieval sacred space

Project: Research

Project Details

Popular science description

The project deals with the interaction between sacred space and its images, its ritual and the worshipper in medieval Scandinavia. Liminal zones and centres of sacred space are seen in relation to the images – particularly the mural paintings – which play an important part in the formation of spatial identity and orientation.

The project deals with the interaction between sacred space and its images, its ritual and the worshipper in medieval Scandinavia. Liminal zones and centres of sacred space are seen in relation to the images – particularly the mural paintings – which play an important part in the formation of spatial identity and orientation.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date2013/01/012015/12/31