American Sacred Space by David Chidester
Examines the creation and the conflict behind the creation of sacred space in America. This book contains essays on places in America where economic, political, and social forces clash over the sacred and the profane, from wilderness areas in the American West to the Mall in Washington, DC. It investigates visions of America as a sacred space.
"American Sacred Space makes a pivotal contribution to the theoretical dialogue surrounding issues of sacrality and spaceIt will be of immense value not only to scholars concerned with these issues, but also to teachers of American religions who seek to clarify for their students what terms are most useful in comprehending how Americans fashion and refashion sacred places." - Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion "It is a graceful and important work of cultural history, essential to the student of the consumer culture, nationalism and memory." - Journal of American History "One way to review a book is to use it ... My students found much to appreciate in this adventuresome volume ..." - Christian Century "This book is a welcome and interesting addition to the growing, and increasingly theoretically sophisticated, literature on sense of place." - Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review "... excellent essays . . " - Journal of Church and State
DAVID CHIDESTER is Professor of Comparative Religion and Director of the Institute for Comparative Religion in Southern Africa at the University of Cape Town. His recent books include Shots in the Streets: Violence and Religion in South Africa and Word and Light: Seeing, Hearing, and Religious Discourse. EDWARD T. LINENTHAL is Professor of Religion and American Culture at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, and author of Sacred Ground: Americans and Their Battlefields and Preserving Memory: The Struggle to Create America's Holocaust Museum.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780253210067 |
| ISBN 10 | 0253210062 |
| Title | American Sacred Space |
| Author | David Chidester |
| Series | Religion In North America |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press |
| Year published | 1995-11-22 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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