Faith and Place
Author | : Mark Wynn |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2009-05-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199560387 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199560382 |
Rating | : 4/5 (382 Downloads) |
Download or read book Faith and Place written by Mark Wynn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers how places come to acquire special religious significance, as sites for prayer or other kinds of devotional activity. It examines the ways in which sacred sites function, and the ways in which sites which have no explicitly religious import may come to bear a religious meaning.