Religion, Public Space and Society

This Reprint reflects the historical and contemporary role of public space as a stage for religious celebrations, especially in the Western context. Although secularization has diminished the presence of religious worship in public spaces and led to the abandonment of many religious buildings, there...

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description This Reprint reflects the historical and contemporary role of public space as a stage for religious celebrations, especially in the Western context. Although secularization has diminished the presence of religious worship in public spaces and led to the abandonment of many religious buildings, there is still a social interest in alternative spiritual practices. This opens the door to rethinking the use of religious architecture and adjacent urban spaces, which often hold great heritage value and potential to host new forms of gathering, contemplation, and spirituality. The Special Issue Reprint, which includes nine articles, features case studies from around the world (Barcelona, Madrid, Tortosa, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Portugal, Venezuela, Massachusetts, and France) that explore the relationship between religion, public space, and society, proposing ways to preserve and reactivate these spaces as meaningful places for contemporary urban life.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1706752026-01-02T16:24:32Z Religion, Public Space and Society Arboix-Alió, Alba Serrano, Magda Mària public space urban liturgy religious commemoration religious architecture urban backdrop city scenario religious enclaves public celebration church and city This Reprint reflects the historical and contemporary role of public space as a stage for religious celebrations, especially in the Western context. Although secularization has diminished the presence of religious worship in public spaces and led to the abandonment of many religious buildings, there is still a social interest in alternative spiritual practices. This opens the door to rethinking the use of religious architecture and adjacent urban spaces, which often hold great heritage value and potential to host new forms of gathering, contemplation, and spirituality. The Special Issue Reprint, which includes nine articles, features case studies from around the world (Barcelona, Madrid, Tortosa, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Portugal, Venezuela, Massachusetts, and France) that explore the relationship between religion, public space, and society, proposing ways to preserve and reactivate these spaces as meaningful places for contemporary urban life. 2026-01-02T16:24:30Z 2026-01-02T16:24:30Z 2025 book 978-3-7258-4905-5 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/170675 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/11417 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-4906-2 10.3390/books978-3-7258-4906-2 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 978-3-7258-4905-5 198 CH open access
spellingShingle public space
urban liturgy
religious commemoration
religious architecture
urban backdrop
city scenario
religious enclaves
public celebration
church and city
Religion, Public Space and Society
title Religion, Public Space and Society
title_full Religion, Public Space and Society
title_fullStr Religion, Public Space and Society
title_full_unstemmed Religion, Public Space and Society
title_short Religion, Public Space and Society
title_sort religion public space and society
topic public space
urban liturgy
religious commemoration
religious architecture
urban backdrop
city scenario
religious enclaves
public celebration
church and city
topic_facet public space
urban liturgy
religious commemoration
religious architecture
urban backdrop
city scenario
religious enclaves
public celebration
church and city
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