Becci, Irene.
Topographies of Faith : Religion in Urban Spaces. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (237 pages) - International Studies in Religion and Society Ser. ; v.17 . - International Studies in Religion and Society Ser. .
Intro -- 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.
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.
9789004249073
Cities and towns -- Religious aspects.
Religion and geography.
Electronic books.
BL65.C57 -- T67 2013eb
200.91732
Topographies of Faith : Religion in Urban Spaces. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (237 pages) - International Studies in Religion and Society Ser. ; v.17 . - International Studies in Religion and Society Ser. .
Intro -- 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.
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.
9789004249073
Cities and towns -- Religious aspects.
Religion and geography.
Electronic books.
BL65.C57 -- T67 2013eb
200.91732