Houses of God : Region, Religion, and Architecture in the United States
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| Title: | Houses of God : Region, Religion, and Architecture in the United States |
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| Description: | 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 multifaceted reflections of their culture, beliefs, and times. |
| Authors: | Peter W. Williams |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Temples--United States, Religious architecture--United States, Religious facilities--United States, Mosques--United States, Church architecture--United States, Liturgy and architecture--United States, Synagogue architecture--United States |
| Categories: | RELIGION / General, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / History |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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 multifaceted reflections of their culture, beliefs, and times. |
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| ISBN: | 9780252019067 9780252069178 9780252047381 |
