Geography of Religion - Faith, Place, and Space

Informationen zum Autor Roger W. Stump is professor emeritus of geography and religious studies at the University at Albany, SUNY. Klappentext The only book of its kind, this balanced and accessibly written text explores the geographical study of religion. Roger W. Stump provides a full and impartial discussion of religious doctrines, beliefs, events, and practices. The author's broad, comparative approach is bolstered by a wealth of case studies ranging from the major world religions to a diversity of indigenous, unconventional, and extinct religions. Illustrating religious concepts with both traditional and current examples, Stump considers the historical and contemporary interactions between religion and a wide range of social, political, and cultural phenomena. Presenting geographical and religious ideas in accessible language, the book offers an invaluable and unique examination of the intersection of religious belief and practice with the concepts of place and space. Zusammenfassung Presenting geographical and religious ideas! this book examines the intersection of religious belief and practice with the concepts of place and space. Illustrating religious concepts with traditional examples! it considers the historical and contemporary interactions between religion and diverse social! political! and cultural phenomena. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: The Spatial Dynamics of Religious DistributionsChapter 3: The Contextuality of ReligionsChapter 4: Religious Territoriality in Secular SpaceChapter 5: The Meanings and Uses of Sacred SpaceChapter 6: Religion and Human GeographyGlossary

Product details

• Authors: Roger Stump, Roger W. Stump, Stump Roger W.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.04.2008
• EAN: 9780742510807
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1080-7
• No. of pages: 442
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 254 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, RELIGION / General, Social groups, Religion & beliefs, Religion and beliefs, Human Geography, Social groups, communities and identities