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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Gretchen Buggeln and Barbara Franco Klappentext Interpreting Religion at Museums and Historic Sitesencourages readers to consider the history of religion as integral to American culture and provides a practical guide for any museum to include interpretation of religious traditions in its programs and exhibits. Combining both theoretical essays and practical case studies from a wide cross section of the field, the book explores how museums are finding new ways to connect with audiences about this important aspect of American history. This book explores the practical and interpretive problems that museums encounter when they include religion in their interpretation:How do we make sure visitors don't think the museum is taking the side of any particular religious group, or proselytizing, or crossing church-state boundaries? How do we spin out a rich story with the available artifact base? What are the opportunities and perils of telling particular religious stories in a multicultural context? These and other questions are addressed in a series of interpretive essays and case studies that capture the experimental and innovative religion programming that is beginning to find a place in American history museums.An introduction by Gretchen Buggeln places the subject of religion and museums in the intellectual context of national and international scholarship. Case studies cover a range of topics and venues that include outdoor museums, historic houses and exhibits; interpretive issues of secular and sacred contexts; and interpretive techniques like dialogue, music and first person accounts. A concluding essay suggests a publicly oriented historiography of religion for American museums and historic sites. Zusammenfassung Interpreting Religion at Museums and Historic Sites encourages readers to consider the history of religion as integral to American culture and provides a practical guide for any museum to include interpretation of religious traditions in its programs and exhibits. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionAcknowledgmentsPart I Case Studies Chapter 1. Religious SitesArch Street Meeting House, Reinterpretation of the Arch Street Meeting House,Lynne CalamiaCalifornia Missions TrailCalifornia Missions,Elizabeth Kryder-ReidEphrata CloisterInterpreting Religion at Ephrata CloisterMichael S. Showalter and Nick SiegertHancock Shaker VillageHancock Shaker Village - Training for Staff & Docents Who Interpret Religion,Todd BurdickJoseph Smith Farm,Facilitating a Reverential Experience.Gary L. Boatright, Jr.Kirtland TempleKirtland Temple: Creating Sacred Space for PilgrimageBarbara B. WaldenMary Baker Eddy LibraryFervent Hearts, Willing Hands: Christian Science in Nineteenth-Century ContextKatherine ConnellMuseum at Eldridge StreetInterpreting the Eldridge Street Synagogue: Two DialoguesAmy Stein Milford and Richard RabinowitzUnited States Capitol Visitor Center"In God We Trust" - Interpreting Religion in the US CapitolFred W. BeuttlerChapter 2. Historic SitesAndrew Jackson's HermitageReform and Religion at Andrew Jackson's HermitageMarsha MullinColonial Williamsburg FoundationSatisfaction Through HonestyStephen SealsConner PrairieReligion at Conner PrairieCatherine HughesGeorge Washington's Mount VernonInterpreting Religion in the Life of a Founding FatherMary V. ThompsonHawaii Mission Houses Historic Site and ArchivesRevisiting the Historical Role of the ABCFM Missionaries in HawaiiThomas A. WoodsGettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum Talk-Back Boards And Religion,Josh HowardLower East Side Tenement MuseumInterpreting Religion at the Tenement MuseumAnnie PollandNewport World Heritage CommissionInterpreting Tolerance to a Skeptical World: The Case of Colonial Newport and ProvidenceKen YellisOld Economy VillageReligious Interpretation at Old Economy VillageDavid MillerSoutheas...
