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Edited by Jochen Becker, Katrin Klingan, Stephan Lanz, Kathrin Wildner
GLOBAL PRAYERS Contemporary Manifestations of the Religious in the City
GLOBAL PRAYERS
Urban studies as well as artistic productions have long viewed religion and urbanity as mutually exclusive. Global Prayers, in contrast, puts the case for just such UHFLSURFDO LQĂ€XHQFHV 7KH SXEOLFDWLRQ LV EDVHG RQ WKH ZRUN of an international network of researchers as well as artists, focusing on diverse urban assemblages and religious FRPPXQLWLHV 7KH FRQWULEXWLRQV UHFRUG WKHLU PRYHPHQWV and critically engage with them. 7KH UHVHDUFK DQG FXOWXUDO SURMHFW Global Prayers examines questions of redemption and liberation in the cities of the world. New religious practices permeate public spaces and the cultural scenes of these metropolises. Religious communities inscribe themselves into urban life acoustically, W\SRJUDSKLFDOO\ DQG DUFKLWHFWXUDOO\ 7KH\ JHQHUDWH WKHLU own aesthetics and forms of consumption. metroZones 13
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