Guestbooks in multifaith spaces as (inter-)religious media

In recent years, various forms of multifaith spaces have been emerging in Germany which include so-called Rooms of Silence in hospitals or educational institutions as well as Gardens of Religions. So far, empirical research on these spaces has focused on their establishment or their functions within...

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Authors: Nagel, Alexander-Kenneth 1978- (Author) ; Kalender, Mehmet 1986- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2020]
In: Religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 50, Issue: 3, Pages: 372-391
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Germany / Space / Interreligiosity / Visitors' book / Interfaith dialogue
B Germany / Room of silence / Garden / World religion / Visitors' book / Interfaith dialogue
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
AX Inter-religious relations
KBB German language area
Further subjects:B Medium
B multifaith spaces
B interventionist practice
B discursive practice
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
Rights Information:InC 1.0
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Summary:In recent years, various forms of multifaith spaces have been emerging in Germany which include so-called Rooms of Silence in hospitals or educational institutions as well as Gardens of Religions. So far, empirical research on these spaces has focused on their establishment or their functions within the surrounding organisations. In this article we will put a focus on the ‘user experience’ of multifaith spaces based on an analysis of guestbooks. These books are a unique source of data for a qualitative in-depth analysis as they offer an opportunity for visitors for commentary including religious references and speech acts. Drawing on two case studies from a Room of Silence within a hospital and a Garden of Religions, we investigate how users experience and appropriate multifaith spaces and how guestbooks may become media of (inter-) religious contact.
ISSN:1096-1151
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2020.1756068