(Re)locating sacredness in Shanghai
Shanghai is a metropolis that sees itself as the cradle of Chinese ‘modernity’, the birthplace of the revolutionary movement, and a hub of cultural and religious diversity - a multilayered identity enshrined in a number of ‘sacred spaces’. This article focuses on the way sacredness continues to be e...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2016]
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| In: |
Social compass
Year: 2016, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 38-56 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Shanghai
/ Religious pluralism
/ Sanctuary
/ Space
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AG Religious life; material religion KBM Asia |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Shanghai is a metropolis that sees itself as the cradle of Chinese ‘modernity’, the birthplace of the revolutionary movement, and a hub of cultural and religious diversity - a multilayered identity enshrined in a number of ‘sacred spaces’. This article focuses on the way sacredness continues to be engineered in today’s Shanghai, mapping the religious landscape through the exploration of four dimensions - namely, ‘landmarks’, ‘compounds’, ‘privacy’, and ‘waterways’. The article assesses the role played by churches, temples, and mosques, by home and working spaces, by waterways and virtual networks, in the shaping of an urban sacred space satisfying a variety of needs and traditions while being symbolically organized into a consistent territory. In the context of a religiously vibrant global city, locating ‘sacredness’ means understanding it as a process of ceaseless dislocation and relocation. |
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| ISSN: | 1461-7404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Social compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0037768615611993 |