Houses of God : region, religion, and architecture in the United States / Peter W. Williams.

Main entry:

Williams, Peter W.

Title & Author:

Houses of God : region, religion, and architecture in the United States / Peter W. Williams.

Publication:

Description:

xv, 321 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Series:

Public expressions of religion in America

Notes:
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction -- New England -- The Mid-Atlantic states -- The South -- The old northwest -- The great plains and the mountains -- The Spanish borderlands -- The Pacific rim -- Conclusion -- Photographic credits -- Index.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"Houses of God is a fascinating look at how Americans shape their places of worship into multifaceted reflections of their culture, beliefs, and times. Peter Williams divides the nation into seven distinctive regions - New England, the Mid-Atlantic states, the South, the Old Northwest, the Great Plains and Mountains, the Spanish Borderlands, and the Pacific Rim - and traces the historical development of and geographic influences on religious building in each." "Beautifully illustrated with over 100 photographs - some by extremely well known photographers such as Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange - this handsome book is the first to provide a broad survey of American religious architecture. It is a deeply interdisciplinary study in which Williams examines the influences of immigration and internal population movements; landscape and stylistic changes in architecture; and "secular," liturgical, and theological influences." "Accessible to the general reader as well as to the scholar, this volume will be welcomed by students of American social history, religion, and American studies, as well as by travelers and those who find religious architecture fascinating."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0252019067 (alk. paper)
9780252019067 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Church architecture United States.
Liturgy and architecture United States.
Synagogue architecture United States.
Mosques United States.
Temples United States.
Religious architecture United States.
Religious facilities United States.
Architecture religieuse États-Unis.
Constructions religieuses États-Unis.
Liturgie et architecture États-Unis.
Architecture chrétienne États-Unis.
Architecture synagogale États-Unis.
Religious facilities
Religious architecture
Church architecture
Liturgy and architecture
Mosques
Synagogue architecture
Temples
Kirchenbau
Kunst
Religion
Sakralbau
Architektur
Frömmigkeit
Kerkgebouwen.
Church buildings United States.
United States
USA

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Public expressions of religion in America.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 191167
Call No.: NA5205.W55 (ID:97-B1373)
Status: Available

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