American Sacred Space

Name: American Sacred Space
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ISBN: 9780253210067

ISBN-10: 0253210062

ISBN-13: 9780253210067

Edition: 1995

Authors: David Chidester, Edward T. Linenthal

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This book engages American sacred space. It uncovers and recovers the sacred character of American land and environments, mountains and monuments, homes and museums, and foreign and domestic perceptions of America through carefully detailed case studies.

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 11/22/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Foreword



Preface



Introduction




Dirt in the Court Room: Indian Land Claims and American Property Rights




Resacralizing Earth: Pagan Environmentalism and the Restoration of Turtle Island




"Alexanders All": Symbols of Conquest and Resistance at Mount Rushmore




Creating the Christian Home: Home Schooling in Contemporary America




Locating Holocaust Memory: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum




"A Big Wind Blew Up During The Night": America as Sacred Space in South Africa




American Sacred Space and the Contest of History



Contributors


Index