"In the Syrian Taste" : crusader churches in the Latin East as architectural expressions of orthodoxy

This paper explores how the architectural expression of orthodoxy in the Eastern churches was transferred to Europe before the Crusades and then reinforced through the Crusaders' adoption of the triple-apsed east end "in the Syrian Taste"2 in the Holy Land. Previously, I have shown ho...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Balderstone, Susan
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:107128
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/107128
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Igrejas cruzadas
Ortodòxia
Orient llatí
Ortodoxia
Oriente latino
Crusader churches
Orthodoxy
Latin East
Descrição
Resumo:This paper explores how the architectural expression of orthodoxy in the Eastern churches was transferred to Europe before the Crusades and then reinforced through the Crusaders' adoption of the triple-apsed east end "in the Syrian Taste"2 in the Holy Land. Previously, I have shown how it can be deduced from the archaeological remains of churches from the 4th-6th C that early church architecture was influenced by the theological ideas of the period3. It is proposed that the Eastern orthodox approach to church architecture as adopted by the Crusaders paralleled the evolution of medieval theology in Europe and can be seen as its legitimate expression.