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HOUSES OF GOD
REGION, RELIGION, AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE UNITED STATES |
By: |
Peter W. Williams |
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ISBN 10: |
025206917X |
ISBN 13: |
9780252069178 |
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Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS |
Pub. date: |
27 June, 2000 |
Series: |
Public Express Religion America |
Pages: |
344 |
Description: |
A broad survey of American religious architecture, a cultural cross-country expedition that will be useful to travelers as much as scholars. Illustrated with over 100 photographs, this book provides a look at how Americans shape their places of worship into mulitfaceted reflections of their culture, beliefs, and times. |
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Houses of God is the first broad survey of American religious architecture, a cultural cross-country expedition that will benefit travelers as much as scholars. Beautifully illustrated with over 100 photographs - some by well-known photographers such as Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange - this handsome book provides a highly accessible look at how Americans shape their places of worship into mulitfaceted reflections of their culture, beliefs, and times. |
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Imprint: |
University of Illinois Press |
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