Public religion and the urban environment : constructing a river town /

"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 affe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bohannon, Richard (Richard R.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Continuum, 2011.
Subjects:
Cities and towns > Religious aspects.
Nature > Religious aspects.
Floods > North Dakota > Grand Forks > Case studies.
Villes > Aspect religieux.
Nature > Aspect religieux.
Inondations > Dakota du Nord > Grand Forks > Études de cas.
Cities and towns > Religious aspects
Floods
Nature > Religious aspects
Religion
United States > Religion.
Grand Forks (N.D.) > Religious life and customs > Case studies.
États-Unis > Religion.
North Dakota > Grand Forks
United States
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Urban nature, disaster, and religion
  • Religious meaning-making and the urban environment
  • Urban development in the Red River Valley
  • A hard land : the city against the river
  • Living in a river town : the control and celebration of nature
  • Conclusion : religion and the urban environment.

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