The work is divided in 7 chapters. Bagan, land of mysteries and legends, is the location of the first Myanmar Empire and a place of worship for the Burmese buddhists. The book shows mural paintings of the ancient Burmese society and a glimpse of his
In Chicago, ethnic neighborhoods revolve around places of worship. As the ethnic composition of neighborhood changes over time, the sacred spaces may be shared by more than one ethnic group. Incoming ethnic groups also transform profane spaces
into sacred places. Paper includes case studies of the South Shore, West Englewood, Logan Square, Ravenswood, West Ridge, and Portage Park (Northwest Side). More dramatic changes (except for Catholic churches) were found in the first two cases of the South
Buddhism ; Community ; Cultural heritage ; Cultural studies ; Participation ; Sacred place ; Site preservation ; Social geography ; Thailand
. It traces the history of Phanom Rung’s incorporation into Thailand’s national heritage. Over the course of 20th century, the sanctuary was transformed from a locally sacred site of Buddhist pilgrimage and worship of tutelary spirits, into a national symbol
An Eruv for St Ives? religion, identity, place and conflict on the Sydney north shore
Australia ; Conflict ; Ideology ; Judaism ; Neighbourhood ; New South Wales ; Place ; Social geography ; Sydney ; Urban area ; Urban planning
This article examines religion, identity, place and conflict on the Sydney north shore through the attempt to create an eruv, a symbolic and only partly physical boundary around orthodox Jewish space. It explains that the place of an eruv
was opposed with reference to spatial imaginaries of the nation, the suburb and the secular public, as religion and worship intersected with the politics of urban citizenship and belonging. Each of these spatial imaginaries was constructed by opponents
in such a way as to deny a place for an eruv in St Ives, and reinforced through the application of planning instruments which eventually refused permission for an eruv. To many residents, public space was seen to be at risk, raising complex questions over
amenity, the politics and perception of difference and what is in or out of place.
Civil society ; Cultural studies ; Islam ; Lahore ; Organization ; Pakistan ; Role of the State ; Shrine ; Social geography ; Well-being ; Worshippers
of the Pakistani madrasas shows. Apart from being a centre of social welfare, the shrine has also become a place of risk due to suicide attacks in 2010. However, the shrine continues to be a place of comfort rather than a place of fear, because the belief
in the saint gives visitors and those providing social welfare a strong psychological resilience. The paper therefore suggests that sacred places and FBOs be included more often in the debate on security, resilience and development in South Asia.
Buddhism ; Burma ; Cultural landscape ; Cultural studies ; Landscape ; Natural landscape ; Place of worship ; Social history ; Tourism ; Tradition ; Traveller's tale
Canada ; Historic centre ; Land use ; Legislation ; Ontario ; Patrimony ; Place of worship ; Real estate development ; Social geography ; Toronto ; Urban area ; Urban development
Anthropology ; Cultural studies ; Goat ; Health risk ; Hinduism ; Island ; Livestock farming ; Place of worship ; Regulation ; Religious practice ; Réunion
This paper examines campaigns to establish a mosque at a secular British university in the 1980s and 1990s, highlighting the different visions for the project: a sacred space for communal worship and a resource to attract lucrative international
with nature. Previously condemned as the antithesis of Eden, wilderness was transformed from dreaded chaos into a redemptive realm that led ecological restorers to idealise and worship supposedly virgin scenes. Instead of getting civilised, wild landscapes