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Geography of religion
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The Cities That Built the Bible by Robert CargillISBN: 9780062366764
Publication Date: 2017-02-21
Taking us behind-the-scenes of the Bible, Cargill blends archaeology, biblical history, and personal journey as he explores various cities and their role in the creation of the Bible. The Cities That Built the Bible is a magnificent tour through fourteen cities: Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos, Ugarit, Nineveh, Babylon, Megiddo, Athens, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Qumran, Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Rome. Along the way, Cargill includes photos of artifacts, dig sites, ruins, and relics, taking readers on a far-reaching journey.
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Puritan Islam: The Geoexpansion of the Muslim World by Barry A VannISBN: 9781616145170
Publication Date: 2011-09-20
In this unique analysis of Muslim population shifts in the Western world, geographer Barry A. Vann provides fresh insights into the theological factors that play into these demographic trends. Vann examines the "imagined geographies" of Muslims with a puritan orientation. Vann notes that this purist approach to Islam is certainly not universal among Muslims, and there are many varying interpretations that are more moderate in outlook.
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Sacred Worlds: An Introduction to Geography and Religion by Chris ParkISBN: 9780415090124
Publication Date: 1994-08-02
This book, the first in the field for two decades, looks at the relationships between geography and religion. It represents a synthesis of research by geographers of many countries, mainly since the 1960s. No previous book has tackled this emerging field from such a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, and never before have such a variety of detailed case studies been pulled together.
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Geography of Religion: Faith, Place, and Space by Roger W. StumpISBN: 9780742581494
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
The only book of its kind, this balanced and accessibly written text explores the geographical study of religion. Roger W. Stump presents a clear and meticulous examination of the intersection of religious belief and practice with the concepts of place and space. He begins by analyzing the factors that have shaped the spatial distributions of religious groups, including the seminal events that have fostered the organization of religions in diverse hearths and the subsequent processes of migration and conversion.
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Rally the Scattered Believers: Northern New England's Religious Geography by Shelby M. BalikISBN: 9780253012135
Publication Date: 2014-05-30
Using the methods of spatial geography, Shelby M. Balik examines how migrants adapted their understanding of religious community and spiritual space to survive in the harsh physical surroundings of northern New England in the wake of the American Revolution. Balik wrote this volume as part of the Religion in North America series.
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