The Action of Christian Buildings on their Chinese Environment
This article explores the ways in which Christians are building churches in contemporary Nanping, China. At first glance, their architectural style appears simply neo-Gothic, but these buildings indeed enact a rich web of significances that acts upon local Christians and beyond. Building on Actor-Ne...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονικά/Εκτύπωση Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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University Press
[2017]
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Studies in world christianity
Έτος: 2017, Τόμος: 23, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 100-121 |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | CD Χριστιανισμός και Πολιτισμός KBM Ασία RB Εκκλησιαστικό Αξίωμα, Εκκλησίασμα |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
VISUAL environment
B COMMERCIAL archaeology B Architecture B built environment B China B Churches B Actor-network Theory B BUILDING reinforcement B Christianity B BUILDING height |
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| Σύνοψη: | This article explores the ways in which Christians are building churches in contemporary Nanping, China. At first glance, their architectural style appears simply neo-Gothic, but these buildings indeed enact a rich web of significances that acts upon local Christians and beyond. Building on Actor-Network Theory and exploring the multiple ties in which they are embedded, I argue that these buildings are agents acting in their own right, which take an active part in the process of making the presence of the Christian God tangible. |
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| ISSN: | 1354-9901 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Studies in world christianity
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3366/swc.2017.0179 |