TY - JOUR
T1 - Utopians at the parliament
T2 - The world's parliament of religions and the columbian exposition of 1893
AU - Nordstrom, Justin
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - This article examines the Columbian Exposition and World's Parliament of Religions, both held in Chicago in 1893. While both events drew on nineteenth-century beliefs in the superiority of Western Christianity, they reflect divergent views on technology, social inequality, and urban reform. The Exposition's "White City" offered visitors a temporary, otherwordly escape, whereas the World's Parliament emphasized the importance and possibility of concrete solutions to social problems. As such, these events express radically different forms of utopian speculation in Gilded-Age America.
AB - This article examines the Columbian Exposition and World's Parliament of Religions, both held in Chicago in 1893. While both events drew on nineteenth-century beliefs in the superiority of Western Christianity, they reflect divergent views on technology, social inequality, and urban reform. The Exposition's "White City" offered visitors a temporary, otherwordly escape, whereas the World's Parliament emphasized the importance and possibility of concrete solutions to social problems. As such, these events express radically different forms of utopian speculation in Gilded-Age America.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2009.00801.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2009.00801.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70350025757
SN - 0022-4227
VL - 33
SP - 348
EP - 365
JO - Journal of Religious History
JF - Journal of Religious History
IS - 3
ER -