V. Branding Religious Coexistence: Malaysia’s George Town as a Model City of Harmony?

This research presents the value of historic urban landscape (HUL) elements in influencing the character of George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), Penang, Malaysia. The values were perceived by the local community of different social-cultural groups that occupied the study area. The historic urban landscape elements constitute towards the protection of its townscape. The identification of the heritage elements influenced by the community interaction with their environment. This study also helps to define the character of a place, as well as reflecting its historical significance. The study adopted four techniques to gather both qualitative and quantitative data, including questionnaire survey, in-depth interview, visual survey and content analysis. In general, the local community has the capability in valuing the historic urban landscape values. The outcomes of their perceptions became the statement of the historic urban landscape values, which are expected to lead to the development of the areas. The community evaluation and perception can be expanded in implementing any development of the historic urban area by the authority.

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Violence in the Model City: The Cavanagh Administration, Race Relations, and the Detroit Riot of 1967.

Journal of American History ◽

10.2307/2078781 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 77 (1) ◽

pp. 369

Author(s):

Michael Honey ◽

Sidney Fine

Keyword(s):

Race Relations ◽

Model City

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Strategies for urban conservation: A case example of George Town, Penang

Habitat International ◽

10.1016/j.habitatint.2007.09.001 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 293-304 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Lik Meng Lee ◽

Yoke Mui Lim ◽

Yusuf Nor’Aini

Keyword(s):

Urban Conservation ◽

George Town

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Study of Abandoned Heritage Buildings from the Owners’ Perspectives in George Town, Penang.

MATEC Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/matecconf/20141701009 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

pp. 01009

Author(s):

N.B. Mohd. Shukuri ◽

H. Awang

Keyword(s):

Heritage Buildings ◽

George Town

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Biographies of a Reformation

10.1093/oso/9780198868156.001.0001 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Martin Christ

Keyword(s):

East Germany ◽

Shared Spaces ◽

The Reformation ◽

Conscious Choice ◽

Modus Vivendi ◽

Western Bohemia ◽

Religious Coexistence

This monograph investigates how religious coexistence functioned in six towns in the multiconfessional region of Upper Lusatia in Western Bohemia. Lutherans and Catholics found a feasible modus vivendi through written agreements and regular negotiations. This meant that the Habsburg kings of Bohemia ruled over a Lutheran region. Lutherans and Catholics in Upper Lusatia shared spaces, objects, and rituals. Catholics adopted elements previously seen as a firm part of a Lutheran confessional culture. Lutherans, too, were willing to incorporate Catholic elements into their religiosity. Some of these overlaps were subconscious, while others were a conscious choice. This monograph provides a new narrative of the Reformation and shows that the concept of the ‘urban Reformation’, where towns are seen as centres of Lutheranism has to be reassessed, particularly in towns in former East Germany, where much work remains to be done. It shows that in a region like Upper Lusatia, which did not have a political centre and underwent a complex Reformation with many different actors, there was no clear confessionalization. By approaching the Upper Lusatian Reformation through important individuals, this monograph shows how they had to negotiate their religiosity, resulting in cross-confessional exchange and syncretism.

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