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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.
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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.