Landscapes of the secular : law, religion, and American sacred space /

What does it mean to see the American landscape in a secular way?" asks Nicolas Howe at the outset of this innovative, ambitious, and wide-ranging book. It's a surprising question because of what it implies: we usually aren't seeing American landscapes through a non-religious lens, bu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Howe, Nicolas C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Religion and state > United States.
Religion and law > United States.
Secularism > United States.
Cultural landscapes > United States.
Landscapes > Religious aspects.
Environmentalism > Religious aspects.
Church and state > United States.
Religion et État > États-Unis.
Religion et droit > États-Unis.
Paysages culturels > États-Unis.
Église et État > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Church and state.
Cultural landscapes.
Religion and law.
Religion and state.
Secularism.
Öffentlicher Raum
Religion
United States.
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Landscapes of secular law
  • Church, state, and the tyranny of feelings
  • Performing the constitutional landscape
  • The spiritual gaze
  • Sanctity, if you will
  • Looking askance at the sacred.

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