Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General
|
Buy Now
Urban Religious Events - Public Spirituality in Contested Spaces (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,085
Discovery Miles 10 850
|
|
Urban Religious Events - Public Spirituality in Contested Spaces (Paperback)
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Religion, Space and Place
Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days
|
How might we best understand the relationship between the vibrant
religious landscapes we see in many cities and contemporary urban
social processes? Through case studies drawn from around the world,
contributors explore the ways in which these processes interact in
cities. This book argues that religious events - including rituals,
processions, and festivals - are not only choreographies of sacred
traditions, but they are also creative disruptions that reveal how
urban cultural hierarchies are experienced and contested. Exposing
the power dynamics behind these events, this book shows how
performative uses of urban space serve to destabilize dominant
genealogies and lineages around urban identities just as they lay
claims to cultural supremacy or heritage. Through exploring the
affective disruptions and political controversies caused by
religious events, the contributors engage theoretical discussions
in urban studies, the sociology of religion and the ethnography of
ritual. This book is a significant contribution to understanding
emerging patterns in contemporary religion and also for theories
related to heritagization, eventization, and urbanization.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.