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Topographies of Faith. : Religion in Urban Spaces.
Title:
Topographies of Faith. : Religion in Urban Spaces.
Author:
Becci, Irene.
ISBN:
9789004249073
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (237 pages)
Series:
International Studies in Religion and Society ; v.17

International Studies in Religion and Society
Contents:
Topographies of Faith -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Religion Takes Place: Producing Urban Locality -- PART 1: RELIGIOUS INNOVATIONS IN URBAN CONTEXTS -- Alevis in Cemevis: Religion and Secularism in Turkey -- Somalis in Johannesburg: Muslim Transformations of the City -- Urban Aspirations in Mumbai and Singapore -- Excarnation and the City: The Tower of Silence Debates in Mumbai -- PART 2: URBAN DYNAMICS OF MIGRATION, RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY AND TRANSNATIONAL RELIGION -- Connecting the Local, National and Transnational Powers of a Religious Youth Organisation in Berlin -- Religious Associations, Religious Innovations and Denominational Identities in Contemporary Global Cities -- The Geopolitics of Religious Spatiality and Falun Gong's Campaign in New York -- PART 3: RELIGION, ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION -- Religious Involvements in a Post-Socialist Urban Space in Berlin -- Belonging and Success: Religious Vitality and the Politics of Urban Space in Cape Town -- Porous Boundaries: Hindu-Muslim Demarcation and Crossings in Delhi -- 'Exit' and 'Inclusion': The Changing Paradigm of Pentecostal Expression in the Nigerian Public Space -- Index.
Abstract:
Based on ethnographic explorations in cities across the globe, Topographies of Faith offers a unique and compelling analysis of religious dynamics in metropolitan centers. It creatively draws on perspectives from urban studies to explore the spatiality of religion in modern cities.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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