Deadline: End November 2008
The one thing that all religions on our planet have in common is their distinction between the holy and the profane.
All religions appear to be organized as systems of beliefs with distinctive practices and all have built structures in relation to things holy.
And those distinctive practices and structures have always shaped our cities in a profound way.
The list, for example, of well-known holy practices - not even mentioning the city-shaping and structuring effects of holy constructions such as mosques, synagogues, temples, shrines, churches, or other holy facilities, that take place within cities, whether inside or outside holy constructions, whether performed individually or within groups - is endless.
But apart from those obvious and well-documented relations between religions and cities, our urban life is probably even more deeply penetrated by all kinds of rather unknown and hidden religious moral codes, sacred values, faith traditions, holy communal organisations, supernatural spiritualities, devine beliefs, or superstitious institutions that pervade and shape our urban realm continuously.
The upcoming issue of MONU will unveil those effects and investigate the impact of holiness, faith, and religion on cities.
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