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The social significance of Harvest Festivals in the countryside : an empirical enquiry among those who attend
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Walker, David Stuart (2009) The social significance of Harvest Festivals in the countryside : an empirical enquiry among those who attend. Rural Theology, 7 (1). pp. 3-16. doi:10.1558/ruth.v7i1.1 ISSN 1470-4994.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/ruth.v7i1.1
Abstract
Many commentators have noted the diversification and fragmentation of village life. The present paper draws on the conceptualisation proposed by Walker (2006) to distinguish between ten identifiable groups of individuals visible in the rural landscape (including established residents, lifestyle shifters and tourists) and four ways in which individuals may experience or express their belonging to that rural community (through activities, events, people and places). In order to examine the extent to which Harvest Festivals enable rural Anglican churches to contact a broad cross section of the community, data were provided by 1454 attendees at Harvest Festival services conducted within 27 rural churches in the Diocese of Worcester. The data suggests that, although demographically Harvest Festival and normal Sunday congregations are similar, Harvest services continue to reach out into the varied categories of rural inhabitants and attract significant numbers of non-residents, occasional churchgoers and those who belong by virtue of people, events or place rather than through activity based participation. As such it continues to provide an example of the public role and significance of religious practice in a 21st century setting.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Rural churches -- Great Britain., Harvest festivals. | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Rural Theology | ||||
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | ||||
ISSN: | 1470-4994 | ||||
Official Date: | 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | 7 | ||||
Number: | 1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 3-16 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1558/ruth.v7i1.1 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 1 September 2017 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 1 September 2017 |
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