tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post2656342183825646899..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: Disputing Sacred Space in AmericaPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-80455113551364577732011-07-06T11:04:36.396-06:002011-07-06T11:04:36.396-06:00This conversation is more a discussion of contempo...This conversation is more a discussion of contemporary case studies based on previous theorizing of sacred space, particularly the Chidester and Linenthal, and less a new rendering of sacred space. <br /><br />If you haven't checked out Erika's work, I would highly recommend her Memorial Mania (http://www.amazon.com/Memorial-Mania-Public-Feeling-America/dp/0226159388/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1309971266&sr=1-1), which approaches sacred space from the specific viewpoint of memorials. She has quality article in MR on spontaneous memorials (at Columbine for instance) and contesting space that I really like to teach to showcase what happens when grief becomes concretized and public and the place of religion in public constructions of mourning. <br /><br />Marita Sturken's Tourists of History examines space from a different angle, but it might be a good addition to these shorter pieces and Erika's work.Kelly J. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328894784072518452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-41217908258364607742011-07-06T10:11:56.782-06:002011-07-06T10:11:56.782-06:00Thanks, Kelly. I'll check out the issue. Is th...Thanks, Kelly. I'll check out the issue. Is there much new here (other than specific content) that goes beyond Chidester & Linenthal's book _American Sacred Space_ or Orsi's _Gods of the City_?rjchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447486006327105309noreply@blogger.com