Religion in Cathedrals : Pilgrimage, Place, Heritage, and the Politics of Replication PDF
Edited by Simon Coleman, Marion Bowman
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This book explores cathedrals, past and present, as spaces for religious but also wider cultural practices. Contributors from history, anthropology, sociology, and religious studies trace major continuities and shifts in the location of cathedrals within religious, civic, urban, and economic landscapes of pre- and post-Reformation Christianity.
While much of the focus is on England, other European and global contexts are referenced as authors explore ways in which cathedrals have been, and remain, distinctive spaces of adjacent ritual, political and social activity, capable of taking on lives of their own as sites of worship, pilgrimage, and governance. A major theme of the book is that of replication, pointing to the ways in which cathedrals echo each other materially and ritually in processes of mutual borrowing and competition, while a cathedral can also provide a reference point for smaller constituencies of religious practice such as a diocese or parish. As this volume demonstrates, the contemporary resurgence of interest in pilgrimage, the impact of 'Caminoisation', and the (re)presentation of cathedrals as cultural heritage further add to the attractions, popularity, and complexities of cathedrals in the 21st century.
The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, Religion.
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- Pages:154 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis
- Publication Date:26/12/2021
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:154 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis
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- ISBN:9781000532975
