TY - BOOK AU - Becci,Irene AU - Burchardt,Marian AU - Casanova,José TI - Topographies of faith: religion in urban spaces T2 - International studies in religion and society SN - 9789004249073 AV - BL65.C57 T67 2013 U1 - 200.9173/2 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Cities and towns KW - Religious aspects KW - Villes KW - Aspect religieux KW - RELIGION KW - History KW - bisacsh KW - TRAVEL KW - Special Interest KW - Religious KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Topographies of Faith; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments ; Introduction: Religion Takes Place: Producing Urban Locality ; PART 1: RELIGIOUS INNOVATIONS IN URBAN CONTEXTS ; Alevis in Cemevis: Religion and Secularism in Turkey ; Somalis in Johannesburg: Muslim Transformations of the City; Urban Aspirations in Mumbai and Singapore Excarnation and the City: The Tower of Silence Debates in Mumbai ; PART 2: URBAN DYNAMICS OF MIGRATION, RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY AND TRANSNATIONAL RELIGION; Connecting the Local, National and Transnational Powers of a Religious Youth Organisation in Berlin; Religious Associations, Religious Innovations and Denominational Identities in Contemporary Global Cities; The Geopolitics of Religious Spatiality and Falun Gong's Campaign in New York PART 3: RELIGION, ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION; Religious Involvements in a Post-Socialist Urban Space in Berlin ; Belonging and Success: Religious Vitality and the Politics of Urban Space in Cape Town; Porous Boundaries: Hindu-Muslim Demarcation and Crossings in Delhi 'Exit' and 'Inclusion': The Changing Paradigm of Pentecostal Expression in the Nigerian Public Space ; Index N2 - "Based on ethnographic explorations in cities across the globe, Topographies of Faith offers a unique and compelling analysis of religious dynamics in metropolitan centers. It creatively draws on perspectives from urban studies to explore the spatiality of religion in modern cities"--Provided by publisher UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=569478 ER -