| Houses of God: Region, Religion, and Architecture in the United States Contributor(s): Williams, Peter W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 025206917X ISBN-13: 9780252069178 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $30.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: 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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| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Buildings - Religious - History | United States - State & Local - General - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 726.509 |
| Series: Public Expressions of Religion in America |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.98" W x 10.98" (1.73 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |