The uniqueness of the American religious landscape

Geographical Review

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 565-585

  Zelinsky, Wilbur ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American exceptionalism; Architecture; Churches; Landscape; Names; Religion; Signs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039147637     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2001.tb00241.x     Document Type: Article

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