{"product_id":"constructing-space-martha-bradley-evans-9781647692391","title":"Constructing Space: Six Communal Religious Groups and Their Spatial Worlds","description":"\u003cb\u003eWorldviews and experiences of place among noted religious communities\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Religion transforms and inspires specific ways of living in the world. Through architecture and the built environment, members of religious communities communicate intangible beliefs about God, gender and family, the sacred and profane, and more. This captivating volume explores the spatial worlds of six different religious communities-- the Latter-day Saints, the Oneida Colony, the Shakers, the Branch Davidians, the FLDS, and Adidam--through the architecture and cultural landscapes they built. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What does the strict order and regularity of a Shaker village tell us about the community's hierarchies and relationships? How might a temple building site affect an LDS Church member's daily life? \u003ci\u003eConstructing Space\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the hidden language of meaning, association, and identity that religious persons speak as they mold their faith into concrete forms, and how they interpret the meanings of those spaces within their practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martha Bradley Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647692393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647692391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Utah Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Martha Bradley Evans","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46974629871871,"sku":"9781647692391","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a34e43bf-d1ba-4a29-9c1d-a598b5f559ba.jpg?v=1750875593","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/constructing-space-martha-bradley-evans-9781647692391","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}