1st Edition

Sacred Worlds An Introduction to Geography and Religion

By Chris Park Copyright 1994
346 Pages
by Routledge

346 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
Preface 1 GEOGRAPHY AND RELIGION: CONTEXT AND CONTENT 2 REFLECTIONS ON RELIGION 3 DISTRIBUTIONS: SPATIAL PATTERNS OF RELIGION 4 DIFFUSION: RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND ORGANISATIONS 5 DYNAMICS: HOW RELIGIONS CHANGE 6 RELIGION AND POPULATION 7 RELIGION AND LANDSCAPE 8 SACRED PLACES AND PILGRIMAGE

Biography

Chris C.Park is Senior Lecturer in Geography and Principal of the Graduate College of Lancaster University.