Title Sacred worlds : an introduction to geography and religion / Chris C. Park.

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London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	203.5 P235S	Check Shelf

Description	xiv, 332 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-312) and index.
Contents	Geography and religion: context and content -- Reflections on religion -- Distributions: spatial patterns of religon -- Diffusion: religious beliefs and organisations -- Dynamics: how religions change -- Religion and population -- Religion and landscape -- Sacred places and pilgrimage.
Summary	"This book, the first in the field for two decades, looks at the relationships between geography and religion. It represents a synthesis of research by geographers of many countries, mainly since the 1960s." "No previous book has tackled this emerging field from such a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, and never before have such a variety of detailed case studies been pulled together in so comparative or illuminating a way. Examples and case studies have been drawn from all the major world religions and from all continents. Many historical examples complement the contemporary ones in this wide-ranging review." "Major themes covered in the book include the distribution of religion and the processes by which religion and religious ideas spread through space and time. Some of the important links between religion and population are also explored. A great deal of attention is focused on the visible manifestations of religion on the cultural landscape, including landscapes of worship and of death, and the whole field of sacred space and religious pilgrimage."--Jacket.
Subject	Sacred space.
	Religion and geography.
	Human geography.
	Geographical perception.
	Geographical perception. (OCoLC)fst00940459
	Human geography. (OCoLC)fst00963107
	Religion and geography. (OCoLC)fst01093830
	Sacred space. (OCoLC)fst01103191
	Heilige plaatsen.
	Geografische aspecten.
	Godsdienst.
	Religion.
	Geographie.
	Religionsgeographie.
	Einführung.
	Géographie culturelle.
	Lieux sacrés.
	Perception géographique.
	Religion et géographie.
	Geografie. (DE-588)4020216-1
	Religion. (DE-588)4049396-9
	Religionsgeografie. (DE-588)4049403-2
Indexed Term	Human geography Related to Religion
ISBN	0415090121
	9780415090124
	041509013X (pbk.)
	9780415090131 (pbk.)

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