Experiencing Sacred Place: Architecture and the Individual in Immigrant and Refugee Communities
The article examines the architecture and the individual in immigrant and refugee communities. Topics discussed include changing nature of sacred spaces, focusing particularly on spaces undergoing some form of transition-from one faith to another, from sacred to non-sacred; role that physical struct...
Published in: | Cross currents |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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The University of North Carolina Press
2018
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Cross currents
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sanctuary
/ Interreligiosity
/ Architecture
/ Individual
/ Immigrants
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IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AF Geography of religion |
Further subjects: | B
Religion & Sociology
B ARCHITECTURE & religion B ART & religion B Interfaith Relations B Immigrants B Interfaith Dialogue |
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Summary: | The article examines the architecture and the individual in immigrant and refugee communities. Topics discussed include changing nature of sacred spaces, focusing particularly on spaces undergoing some form of transition-from one faith to another, from sacred to non-sacred; role that physical structures play in supporting community; and history of religious spaces amidst the surge of refugees and immigrants from North Africa and the Middle East. |
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ISSN: | 1939-3881 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Cross currents
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/cros.12323 |