RT Article
T1 "There was a priest, a rabbi and an imam…": an analysis of urban space and religious practice in London's East End, 1685-2010
JF Material religion
VO 9
IS 1
SP 10
OP 35
A1 Kershen, Anne J. 1942-
A1 Vaughan, Laura
A2 Vaughan, Laura
LA English
YR 2013
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1667013637
AB This article explores the relationship between patterns of immigrant settlement and religious practice in the East End of London over the past 350 years. It questions what needs religious attendance satisfied for the incomer and additionally examines the role played by the religious organization; variously as center for charitable support, locus of social organization in an "alien" culture, bridge between cultures, and source of economic opportunity. Using the combination of historical investigation and spatial analysis—applying space syntax methods of mapping networks of movement and patterns of settlement—the article sheds light on the interconnections between the various roles of the chapel, small synagogue, and mosque in this area of first settlement. The article ends with a discussion regarding the way in which configuration of public space transforms the individual migrant identity. The article concludes that places of worship satisfy a variety of needs in the life of the migrant and that over time religious need and external practice change—some becoming more, and some becoming less in tune with those of the host society.
K1 London
K1 Church
K1 Community
K1 Immigrants
K1 mosque
K1 Settlement
K1 Space Syntax
K1 Synagogue
DO 10.2752/175183413X13535214684014