In contemporary European cities different historical memories are layered upon one another: materially in architecture, immaterially in urban religious imaginaries, and socially through the coexistence of multiple religious mobilizations. In this article, I analyze three different ways in which religions act in urban space, referring to a study case: the city of Turin, north Italy. Traditional religious institutions, i.e. Christian ones, negotiate spatial regimes through «place keeping» strategies. Diaspora and migrant religions adopt different, «place making» strategies, while new religious movements are «place seekers», in line with their features of flows, fluidity and journeying. I elaborate on these categories offering different examples of religious places and buildings.
Giorda, M.C. (2015). I luoghi religiosi a Torino. Le religioni nei contesti urbani contemporanei. QUADERNI DI DIRITTO E POLITICA ECCLESIASTICA, 3, 337-356.
Titolo: | I luoghi religiosi a Torino. Le religioni nei contesti urbani contemporanei | |
Autori: | GIORDA, MARIA CHIARA (Corresponding) | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2015 | |
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Citazione: | Giorda, M.C. (2015). I luoghi religiosi a Torino. Le religioni nei contesti urbani contemporanei. QUADERNI DI DIRITTO E POLITICA ECCLESIASTICA, 3, 337-356. | |
Abstract: | In contemporary European cities different historical memories are layered upon one another: materially in architecture, immaterially in urban religious imaginaries, and socially through the coexistence of multiple religious mobilizations. In this article, I analyze three different ways in which religions act in urban space, referring to a study case: the city of Turin, north Italy. Traditional religious institutions, i.e. Christian ones, negotiate spatial regimes through «place keeping» strategies. Diaspora and migrant religions adopt different, «place making» strategies, while new religious movements are «place seekers», in line with their features of flows, fluidity and journeying. I elaborate on these categories offering different examples of religious places and buildings. | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11590/327295 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |