A tourist visiting the famous cathedral at Chartres might be
surprised to discover an enormous labyrinth embedded in the
thirteenth-century floor. Why is it there? In this fascinating book
Craig Wright explores the complex symbolism of the labyrinth in
architecture, religious thought, music, and dance from the Middle
Ages to the present.
The mazes incorporated into church floors and illustrating
religious books were symbolic of an epic journey through this
sinful world to salvation. A savior figure typically led the way
along this harrowing spiritual path. Wright looks at other meanings
of the maze as well, from religious dancing on church labyrinths to
pagan maze rituals outside the church. He demonstrates that the
theme inherent in spiritual mazes is also present in medieval song,
in the Armed Man Masses of the Renaissance, and in compositions of
the Enlightenment, including the works of J. S. Bach. But the
thread that binds the maze to the church, to music, and to dance
also ties it to the therapeutic labyrinth that proliferates today.
For as this richly interdisciplinary history reveals, the maze of
the "new age" spiritualists also traces its lineage to the ancient
myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. While the hero of the maze may
change from one culture to the next, the symbol endures.
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