dc.contributor.author	Nanji, Nawazish Godrej	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Rott, Hans Christian	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Ermann, Michael G.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Jones, James R.	en
dc.contributor.department	Architecture	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-14T20:40:04Z	en
dc.date.adate	2006-08-14	en
dc.date.available	2014-03-14T20:40:04Z	en
dc.date.issued	2006-05-17	en
dc.date.rdate	2006-08-14	en
dc.date.sdate	2006-06-15	en
dc.description.abstract	For centuries, fire has been a sacred symbol from the eastern cultures to western regions. As one of the four states of matter, fire represents the great essence in our daily lives as an energy source with its warmth, light and aura, kindling feelings of truth and spirituality within us. In his poetic verses, fire was venerated by Zoroaster who led mankind to believe that there is one supreme lord that we may follow; a being that can only be known by the quest for truth (Asha). For Zoroaster truth was symbolic with fire as it brought people together in prayer. With the passage of time fire became consecrated in different orders with the higher ones being placed within covered buildings for protection. These buildings became temples of fire or Fire Temples where an eternal flame was kept and looked after by a priest so as to keep alive the salvation of humankind and continue our journey towards righteousness with the blessings of the supreme. With this, faith stayed alive as long as the Fire burned. Herein lies my celebration of fire where I announce it to the follower on the path to truth as an eternal flame burning, yet resting in a place worthy of all its glory; an ambiance created to venerate the flame and reassure the traveler that its light has more to offer than meets the eye.	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Architecture	en
dc.format.extent	1 volume	en
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-06152006-142433	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06152006-142433/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33592	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	1Part.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	4Part.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	2Part.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	5Part.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	3Part.pdf	en
dc.relation.isformatof	OCLC# 93606870	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	Persia	en
dc.subject	Zoroastrianism	en
dc.subject	Zoroastrian	en
dc.subject	Zarathushtra	en
dc.subject	Fire	en
dc.subject	Parsi	en
dc.subject	Atash	en
dc.subject	Religion	en
dc.subject.lcc	LD5655.V855 2006.N365	en
dc.title	Giving Architecture to Fire	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
dc.type.dcmitype	Text	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Architecture	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Architecture	en

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