The Bloomsbury handbook of religion and heritage in contemporary Europe

Abstract

"Presents critical analyses and best practices from leading academic researchers and heritage professionals in NGOs, churches, and government"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Postsecular Meaning-Making -- 31. Postsecular meaning-making? : why contestations about church heritage matter in the study of society / Ernst van den Hemel and Irene Stengs -- 32. The village church as intangible cultural heritage : European ritual innovation seen from a Japanese perspective / Aike P. Rots -- 33. Spiritual tourism : religion on the road / Harald Schwillus -- 34. New monasticism in old churches : the case of Nijkleaster (New Cloister) / Hinne Wagenaar -- 35. Christian heritage and intercultural education : the school church in Garmerwolde / Inge Basteleur -- Repurposing of Religious Heritage -- 36. De-churching as crisis and opportunity : the response of the Dutch state / Frank Strolenberg -- 37. The ecclesial reuse of Catholic churches : the 2018 guidelines of the Pontifical Council for Culture / Andrea Longhi -- 38. Religious heritage across generational divides : a Dutch experiment to fight church fatigue / Sander Ummelen, Stephan Ummelen, and Ankie Petersen -- Part III. Heritage and Creativity -- Contemporary Art and Religious Heritage -- 39. Art, heritage and power / Aaron Rosen -- 40. Negotiating diversity with heritage : making the case for artistic engagement / Brenda Bartelink and Gabriela Bustamante -- 41. Making art in medieval churches : conversations with silence in the Monk's Work project / Anjet van Linge -- Religious Heritage in Museums -- 42. Making room for religious minorities in national heritage narratives / Marie Vejrup Nielsen -- 43. Conflict and the museumification of religious sites : mosque and church in divided Cyprus / Rabia Harmanșah -- 44. Minority heritage within a national framework : the Jewish Museum in Denmark / Hilda Nissimi -- 45. Venerating musealized religious objects : St. Patrick's hand between display case and altar / Emma J. McAlister -- 46. Teaching in musealized religious spaces : lessons from an Amsterdam seminar / Paul Ariese. Politics of Religious Heritage. 16. Peace and conflict in Kosovo's Orthodox monasteries : common or divisive heritage? / Lejla Hadžić -- 17. Religion in Central European history : how Christian has it ever been? / Árpád von Klimó -- 18. Mobilizing religious heritage in politics : inclusivity in a pluralistic society / Christoph Baumgartner -- 19. Religion, gender and heritage : who is commemorated in the Dutch cityscape? / Mathilde van Dijk -- 20. Inclusivity and religious heritage in the Dutch St. Martin's celebration : a helmet without a cross / Welmoed F. Wagenaar -- Sacred Texts as Heritage -- 21. Questioning scriptural heritage : interpreting Abraham / Carol Bakhos -- 22. Hasidic heritage in Europe and Israel, past and present / Zohar Maor -- 23. Heritage and intercultural education : teaching Islamic foundational texts for empowerment and reconciliation in Israel / Ayman Agbaria -- 24. The Talmud in contemporary culture / Malachi Hacohen -- 25. Safeguarding written heritage : the scriptural ecosystem of the Hill Monastic Museum and Library / Andrew J. M. Irving -- Part II: Heritage between Religion and the Secular -- Religious Communities and their Heritage in Secularizing Societies -- 26. Challenges for religious communities and their heritage in secularizing societies / Becky Clark -- 27. The role of religion in rural heritage and memorial culture / Jacobine Gelderloos -- 28. Religious archives as heritage : Catholic documentation and heritage formation in the Netherlands, 1969-2019 / Hans Krabbendam and Chris Dols -- 29. Conservation professionals and religious heritage / Eva Löfgren and Ola Wetterberg -- 30. Tradition and innovation in rural churches : new practices on ancient grounds / Jolanda Tuma -- Introductory Essays. 1. Religious heritage between scholarship and practice / Lieke Wijnia and Todd H. Weir -- 2. What is religious-about-heritage? / Birgit Meyer -- 3. Heritage discourse and religious change in contemporary Europe / Todd Weir -- Part I. Heritage and Diversity -- Muslim Heritage in a Diverse Context -- 4. Restoring Muslim heritage in Europe / Humayun Ansari -- 5. Present politics of a multireligious past : the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba case study / Mar Griera -- 6. Muslim heritage trails : making visible Britain's Muslim past / Tharik Hussain -- Jewish Heritage in a Diverse Context -- 7. European Jewish heritage today : an interview with Emile Schrijver, General Director Jewish Cultural Quarter, Amsterdam / Todd Weir and Lieke Wijnia -- 8. The complicated heritage of the Jewish country house : transcending traditional heritage categories / Abigail Green -- 9. Interreligious tours as bottom-up heritage practice : the Routes of dialogue in Barcelona / Victor Sorenssen and Julia Martinez-Ariño -- 10. The Jewish heritage of Lincoln Cathedral : a cathedral heritage reinterpreted / Marcus R. Roberts -- Negotiating Diversity and Interreligious Heritage -- 11. Religious architecture and interreligious relations : the politics of memory in Bosnia / Amra Hadžimuhamedović -- 12. Synagogues, churches, mosques, and multifaith spaces : Germany's dynamic religious landscape / Kim de Wildt -- 13. Counterhegemonic heritage and diversity in Berlin's House of One : designing Abraham's legacy / Marian Burchardt -- 14. Repurposing the church in a diverse city : making All Souls Bolton a church space for all souls / Peter Aiers and Inayat Omarji -- 15. Heritage management by churches : developing for eternity in Sweden / Maria Nyström --