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Public Religion and the Urban Environment - Constructing a River Town (Hardcover, New)
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Public Religion and the Urban Environment - Constructing a River Town (Hardcover, New)
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"Nature and the city have most often functioned as opposites within
Western culture, a dichotomy that has been reinforced (and
sometimes challenged) by religious images. Bohannon argues here
that cities and natural environments, however, are both connected
and continually affected by one another. He shows how such
connections become overt during natural disasters, which disrupt
the narratives people use to make sense of the world, including
especially religious narratives, and make them more visible. This
book offers both a theoretical exploration of the intersection of
the city, nature, and religion, as well as a sociological analysis
of the 1997 flood in Grand Forks, ND, USA. This case study shows
how religious factors have influenced how the relationship between
nature and the city is perceived, and in particular have helped to
justify the urban control of nature. The narratives found in Grand
Forks also reveal a broader understanding of the nature of Western
cities, highlighting the potent and ethically-rich intersections
between religion, cities and nature. "
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