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Rockets, Astronauts, and Shrines: Representations of Spaceflight in Sacred Visual Art and Architecture

Rockets, Astronauts, and Shrines: Representations of Spaceflight in Sacred Visual Art and... This article examines the relationship between space exploration and sacred visual art, demonstrating that religious iconography and church architecture evolved by assimilating humankind's entry into the physical heavens as a living parable. This is proven by the presence of space exploration imagery within places of worship—from a church building inspired by a payload fairing to inclusion of space exploration milestones as historical landmarks, from astronauts being chosen as depictions of Christian virtues to lunar material being included in church windows, and from a space shuttle being painted on a Christian Orthodox church wall to a space hotel being represented on a Buddhist temple. The incidences of space themes in religious visual arts, as well as the fervor of reception, vary nonetheless among denominations. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Astropolitics Taylor & Francis

Rockets, Astronauts, and Shrines: Representations of Spaceflight in Sacred Visual Art and Architecture

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Astropolitics , Volume 11 (1-2): 21 – Jan 1, 2013
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Taylor & Francis
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1557-2943
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1477-7622
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10.1080/14777622.2013.803215
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This article examines the relationship between space exploration and sacred visual art, demonstrating that religious iconography and church architecture evolved by assimilating humankind's entry into the physical heavens as a living parable. This is proven by the presence of space exploration imagery within places of worship—from a church building inspired by a payload fairing to inclusion of space exploration milestones as historical landmarks, from astronauts being chosen as depictions of Christian virtues to lunar material being included in church windows, and from a space shuttle being painted on a Christian Orthodox church wall to a space hotel being represented on a Buddhist temple. The incidences of space themes in religious visual arts, as well as the fervor of reception, vary nonetheless among denominations.

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Astropolitics – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 1, 2013

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