03519nam 22006851 450 991077901560332120130613090215.01-4725-4920-11-280-57836-X97866136081161-4411-0834-310.5040/9781472549204(CKB)2550000000101349(OCoLC)797847219(CaPaEBR)ebrary10562614(SSID)ssj0000681714(PQKBManifestationID)12253559(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000681714(PQKBWorkID)10663505(PQKB)10546763(MiAaPQ)EBC3003215(Au-PeEL)EBL3003215(CaPaEBR)ebr10562614(CaONFJC)MIL360811(OCoLC)929148868(OCoLC)794671673(UtOrBLW)bpp09255490(EXLCZ)99255000000010134920140929d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPublic religion and the urban environment constructing a river town /Richard BohannonNew York :Continuum,2011.1 online resource (204 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4725-3465-4 1-4411-0357-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Urban nature, disaster, and religion -- Religious meaning-making and the urban environment -- Urban development in the Red River Valley -- A hard land : the city against the river -- Living in a river town : the control and celebration of nature -- Conclusion : religion and the urban environment."Nature' and the 'city' have most often functioned as opposites within Western culture, a dichotomy that has been reinforced (and sometimes challenged) by religious images. Bohannon argues here that cities and natural environments, however, are both connected and continually affected by one another. He shows how such connections become overt during natural disasters, which disrupt the narratives people use to make sense of the world,including especially religious narratives, and make them more visible. This book offers both a theoretical exploration of the intersection of the city, nature, and religion, as well as a sociological analysis of the 1997 flood in Grand Forks, ND, USA. This case study shows how religious factors have influenced how the relationship between nature and the city is perceived, and in particular have helped to justify the urban control of nature. The narratives found in Grand Forks also reveal a broader understanding of the nature of Western cities, highlighting the potent and ethically-rich intersections between religion, cities and nature."--Bloomsbury Publishing.Cities and townsReligious aspectsFloodsNorth DakotaGrand ForksCase studiesNatureReligious aspectsReligion: generalGrand Forks (N.D.)Religious life and customsCase studiesUnited StatesReligionCities and townsReligious aspects.FloodsNatureReligious aspects.200.9173/2Bohannon Richard(Richard R.)1567349UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910779015603321Public religion and the urban environment3838724UNINA