Topographies of faith : religion in urban spaces / / edited by Irene Becci, Marian Burchardt, Jose Casanova.
Based on ethnographic explorations in cities across the globe, Topographies of Faith offers a unique and compelling analysis of contemporary religious dynamics in metropolitan centers. While most scholarship on religion still sidelines questions of spatiality and scale, this book creatively draws on...
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| Superior document: | International studies in religion and society, vol. 17 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International studies in religion and society ;
vol. 17. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Irene Becci , Marian Burchardt and José Casanova
- Introduction: Religion Takes Place: Producing Urban Locality / Marian Burchardt and Irene Becci
- Alevis in Cemevis: Religion and Secularism in Turkey / Murat Es
- Somalis in Johannesburg: Muslim Transformations of the City / Samadia Sadouni
- Urban Aspirations in Mumbai and Singapore / Peter van der Veer
- Excarnation and the City: The Tower of Silence Debates in Mumbai / Leilah Vevaina
- Connecting the Local, National and Transnational Powers of a Religious Youth Organisation in Berlin / Synnøve Bendixsen
- Religious Associations, Religious Innovations and Denominational Identities in Contemporary Global Cities / José Casanova
- The Geopolitics of Religious Spatiality and Falun Gong’s Campaign in New York / Weishan Huang
- Religious Involvements in a Post-Socialist Urban Space in Berlin / Irene Becci
- Belonging and Success: Religious Vitality and the Politics of Urban Space in Cape Town / Marian Burchardt
- Porous Boundaries: Hindu-Muslim Demarcation and Crossings in Delhi / Ajay Gandhi
- ‘Exit’ and ‘Inclusion’: The Changing Paradigm of Pentecostal Expression in the Nigerian Public Space / Godwin Onuoha
- Index / Irene Becci , Marian Burchardt and José Casanova.