Myths in Stone

This is an examination of Washington DC as a secular pilgrimage site. Meyer argues that the city was conceived and executed along various axes of power and influence that suggest the central and continually contested values that inform religious and civic beliefs.

List of Illustrations

ix

Acknowledgments

xi

Introduction

1

(14)

PART I The Axis of Power

Reflections: On Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House

15

(6)

Capital and Capitol: City at the Center of the World

21

(30)

A Balancing Act: Pennsylvania Avenue and Power

51

(25)

A ``National Church'' and Its Holy Scriptures

76

(31)

PART II The Axis of Enlightenment

Reflections: From the White House to the Jefferson Memorial

101

(6)

The White House and Presidential Religion

107

(24)

The Washington Monument: Enigma Variations

131

(29)

The Jefferson Memorial: Image of Enlightenment Faith

160

(35)

PART III The Axis of Memory

Reflections: From Arlington Cemetery to the Capitol

189

(6)

Memento Mori: The Lincoln Memorial and the Honored Dead

195

(28)

The Changing Meaning of the National Mall

223

(24)

Back to the Capitol: Artists' Voices

247

(36)

Notes

283

(30)

Bibliography

313

(12)

Index

325

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