`Enriches the concpetual arsenal for interdisciplinary analysis of
political, social and cultural change... stimulates more nuanced
thinking about the cultural and political legacy of the Reformation
era... manages both to clarify tensions surrounding cultural and
social integration in the late 20th century while underscoring the
real historical complexity of modern bodies' - American Journal of
Sociology Through an analysis of successive re-formations of the body,
this innovative and penetrating book constructs a fascinating and
wide-ranging account of how the creation and evolution of different
patterns of human community are intimately related to the somatic
experience of the sacred. The book places the relationship between the
embodiment and the sacred at the crux of social theory, and casts a
fresh light on the emergence and transformation of modernity. It
critically examines the thesis that the rational projects of modern
embodiment have 'died and gone to cyberspace', and suggests that we
are witnessing the rise of a virulent, effervescent form of the sacred
which is changing how people 'see' and 'keep in touch' with the world
around them.
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ISBN
9781446235294
Publisert
2016
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
Sage Publications Ltd (UK)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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