The Bloomsbury handbook of religion and heritage in contemporary Europe / edited by Todd H. Weir and Lieke Wijnia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Weir, Todd H., editor.

Wijnia, Lieke, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe.

Religious pluralism--Europe--History--20th century.

Religious pluralism.

Religious pluralism--Europe--History--21st century.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xiii, 458 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

Summary:

"Presents critical analyses and best practices from leading academic researchers and heritage professionals in NGOs, churches, and government"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introductory Essays. 1. Religious heritage between scholarship and practice / Todd Weir, Lieke Wijnia

2. What is religious-about-heritage? / Birgit Meyer

3. Heritage discourse and religious change in contemporary Europe / Todd Weir

PART I. Heritage and Diversity. Muslim Heritage in a Diverse Context. 4. Restoring Muslim heritage in Europe / Humayun Ansari

5. Present politics of an interreligious past : the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba / Mar Griera

6. Muslim heritage trails : making visible Britain's Muslim past / Tharik Hussain

Jewish Heritage in a Diverse Context. 7. European Jewish heritage today : an interview with Emile Schrijver, General Director Jewish Cultural Quarter

8. The complicated heritage of the Jewish country house : transcending traditional heritage categories / Abigail Green

9. Interreligious tours as bottom-up heritage practice : the "Routes of dialogue" in Barcelona / Julia Martinez-Arino, / Victor Sorenssen

10. The Jewish heritage of Lincoln Cathedral : a cathedral heritage reinterpreted / Marcus Roberts

Negotiating Diversity and Interreligious Heritage. 11. Religious architecture and interreligious relations : the politics of memory in Bosnia / Amra Hadžimuhamedovic

12. Synagogues, churches, mosques, and multifaith spaces : Germany's dynamic religious landscape / Kim de Wildt

13. Counterhegemonic heritage and diversity in Berlin's House of One : designing Abraham's legacy / Marian Burchardt

14. Repurposing a church in a diverse city : making All Souls Bolton a church space for all souls / Peter Aiers, / Inayat Omarji

15. Heritage management by churches : developing for eternity in Sweden / Maria Nystrom

Politics of Religious Heritage. 16. Peace and conflict in Kosovo's Orthodox monasteries : common or divisive heritage? / Lejla Hadžic

17. Religion in Central European history : how Christian has it ever been? / Arpad von Klimo

18. Mobilizing religious heritage in politics : inclusivity in a pluralistic society / Christoph Baumgartner

19. Religion, gender and heritage : who is commemorated in the Dutch cityscape? / Mathilde van Dijk

20. Inclusivity and religious heritage in the Dutch St. Martin's celebration : a helmet without a cross / Welmoed Wagenaar

Sacred Texts as Heritage. 21. Questioning scriptural heritage : interpreting Abraham / Carol Bakhos

22. Hasidic heritage in Europe and Israel, past and present / Zohar Maor

23. Heritage and intercultural education : teaching the use of Islamic foundational texts for empowerment and reconciliation in Israel / Ayman Agbaria

24. The Talmud in contemporary culture / Malachi Hacohen

25. Safeguarding written heritage : the scriptural ecosystem of the Hill Monastic Museum and Library / Andrew Irving

PART II: Heritage between Religion and the Secular. Religious Communities and their Heritage in Secularizing Societies. 26. Religious communities and their heritage in secularizing societies / Becky Clark

27. The role of religion in rural heritage and memorial culture / Jacobine Gelderloos

28. Religious archives as heritage : Catholic documentation and heritage formation in the Netherlands, 1969-2019 / Hans Krabbendam, / Chris Dols

29. Conservation professionals and religious heritage / Eva Löfgren, / Ola Wetterberg

30. Tradition and innovation in rural churches : new practices on ancient grounds / Jolanda Tuma

Postsecular Meaning Making. 31. Postsecular meaning-making? : why contestations about church heritage matter in the study of society / Ernst v/d Hemel, Irene Stengs

32. The village church as intangible cultural heritage : European ritual innovation seen from a Japanese perspective / Aike Rots

33. Spiritual tourism : religion on the road / Harald Schwillus

34. New monasticism in old churches : the case of Nijkleaster (New Cloister) / Hinne Wagenaar

35. Christian heritage and intercultural education : the school church in Garmerwolde / Inge Basteleur

Repurposing of Religious Heritage. 36. De-churching as crisis and opportunity : the response of the Dutch state / Frank Strolenberg

37. The ecclesial reuse of Catholic churches : the 2018 guidelines of the Pontifical Council for Culture / Andrea Longhi

38. Religious heritage across generational divides : a Dutch experiment to fight church fatigue / Sander Ummelen, Stephan Ummelen, Ankie Petersen

PART III. Heritage and Creativity. Contemporary Art and Religious Heritage. 39. Art, heritage and power / Aaron Rosen

40. Negotiating diversity with heritage : making the case for artistic engagement / Brenda Bartelink, Gabriela Bustamante

41. Making art in medieval churches : conversations with silence in the "Monk's Work" project / Anjet van Linge

Religious Heritage in Museums. 42. Making room for religious minorities in national heritage narratives / Marie Vejrup Nielsen

43. Conflict and the musealization of religious sites : mosque and church in divided Cyprus / Rabia Harmansah

44. Minority heritage within a national rramework : the Jewish Museum in Denmark / Hilda Nissimi

45. Venerating musealized religious objects : St. Patrick's hand between display case and altar / Emma McAlister

46. Teaching in musealized religious spaces : lessons from an Amsterdam seminar / Paul Ariese.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Bloomsbury handbook of religion and heritage in contemporary Europe New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023

ISBN:

9781350251380

1350251380

OCLC:

1355804733

Publisher Number:

99995988417