Abstract
Physical space is challenged on the basis of aesthetic, ideo-logical, religious, environmental and economic perspectives. Buildings and structures play a prominent role in the competition for recognition between social groups. Espe-cially church structures have historically represented a city's vision for dynamic growth, status, and innovation. With migration and new religious movements' estab-lishment in Denmark, the need for new sacred buildings has been significant. In the article I analyze the attempts to establish religious buildings in public space in Den-mark by two different religious groups. Both attempts ended in conflict with the sur-rounding society. In both cases, the local council's option of using the Planning Act to develop a local development plan plays an important role for the possibility of reli-gious organizations to build, for the building location as well as the building's ap-pearance within the Danish model of religion.
| Translated title of the contribution | Holy Building on the Fringes of the Model |
|---|---|
| Original language | Danish |
| Article number | 8 |
| Journal | Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift |
| Volume | 62 |
| Pages (from-to) | 91-105 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISSN | 0108-1993 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Humanities
- Hellige bygninger
- moske
- lokalpolitik
- Sai Baba
- lokalplan