Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Heritage in Contemporary Europe

T<b>his open access Handbook offers readers a state-of-the-art guide to the public debates and scholarship on religious heritage in contemporary Europe.</b> It contains articles by scholars policy makers and heritage practitioners who explore the key challenges facing the organizations churches and government bodies concerned with religion and heritage.<br/> <br/>Featuring polemics case studies and analysis the volume is united by major themes <br/>including Jewish Muslim and Christian heritage the (post)secular interreligious heritage sacred texts museums tourism and contemporary art.<br/> <br/>The book explores the shifting significance of Europe's historic churches synagogues and mosques many of which are caught between declining numbers of worshippers increasing numbers of tourists and the pressure to find new uses. It also examines the key role religious heritage plays in political discourse both in the interest of including and excluding religious minorities.<br/> <br/>The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.