Urban Religious Events: Public Spirituality in Contested Spaces Bramadat Paul
Urban Religious Events: Public Spirituality in Contested Spaces Bramadat Paul How might we best understand the relationship between the vibrant religious landscapes we see in many cities and…
Specifikacia Urban Religious Events: Public Spirituality in Contested Spaces Bramadat Paul
Urban Religious Events: Public Spirituality in Contested Spaces Bramadat Paul
How might we best understand the relationship between the vibrant religious landscapes we see in many cities and contemporary urban social processes? Exposing the power dynamics behind these events, this book shows how performative uses of urban space serve to destabilize dominant genealogies and lineages around urban identities just as they lay claims to cultural supremacy or heritage.Through exploring the affective disruptions and political controversies caused by religious events, the Through case studies drawn from around the world, contributors explore the ways in which these processes interact in cities.This book argues that religious events - including rituals, processions, and festivals - are not only choreographies of sacred traditions, but they are also creative disruptions that reveal how urban cultural hierarchies are experienced and contested.