| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 423 pages) |
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data file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-399) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The spatial dynamics of religious distributions -- The contextuality of religions -- Religious territoriality in secular space -- The meanings and uses of sacred space -- Religion and human geography. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
The only book of its kind, this balanced and accessibly written text explores the geographical study of religion. Roger W. Stump provides a full and impartial discussion of religious doctrines, beliefs, events, and practices. The author's broad, comparative approach is bolstered by a wealth of case studies ranging from the major world religions to a diversity of indigenous, unconventional, and extinct religions. Illustrating religious concepts with both traditional and current examples, Stump considers the historical and contemporary interactions between religion and a wide range of social, po. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Religion and geography.
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Religion and geography. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: The geography of religion Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008. 9780742510807 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2007045921 |
| ISBN |
9780742581494 ebook |
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0742581497 |
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9780742510807 cloth alkaline paper |
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0742510808 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780742510808 |
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1283882078 |
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9781283882071 |
| Standard No. |
VN133335 |
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