Knott, Kim and Krech, Volkhard and Meyer, Birgit (2016) Iconic religion in urban space. Material Religion, 12 (2). pp. 123-136. ISSN 1743-2200
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Abstract
In order to understand current dynamics of religious diversity, a focus on the tangible presence of religion and the co-existence of new and longstanding religious buildings, sites and artefacts in urban spaces is a fruitful starting point. Launching the notion of iconic religion, this introduction seeks to contribute to developing a scholarly framework for the nexus of religion and the city from a spatial, material, aesthetic and semiotic angle. Situated in the interface between matter and religious meaning, religious icons are not simply carriers of meaning, but make it present.