"About time! Two key experts in the field remind us of the
significance and power of religion as bio-political and bio-economic."
- Beverley Skeggs, Goldsmiths, University of London "A welcome
addition to a continuing body of work by two distinguished theorists
of religion." - Grace Davie, University of Exeter "Mellor and Shilling
cement their place at the pinnacle of the contemporary sociological
theorisation of religion and the sacred. If sociological work is going
to have any future it is to be found in the inspiration and excitement
of this sophisticated and intelligent book." - Keith Tester,
University of Hull "This book is ambitious, refreshing and
rewarding. It offers the best available analysis of the complex
interlacing of the sacred, religion, secularization and embodied
experience." - James A. Beckford, University of Warwick Drawing on
classical and contemporary social theory, Sociology of the
Sacred presents a bold and original account of how interactions
between religious and secular forms of the sacred underpin major
conflicts in the world today, and illuminate broader patterns of
social and cultural change inherent to global modernity. It
demonstrates: How the bodily capacities help religions adapt to social
change but also facilitate their internal transformation That the
‘sacred’ includes a diverse range of phenomena, with variable
implications for questions of social order and change How proponents
of a ‘post-secular’ age have failed to grasp the ways in which
sacralization can advance secularization Why the sociology of the
sacred needs to be a key part of attempts to make sense of the nature
and directionality of social change in global modernity today. This
book is key reading for the sociology of religion, the body and modern
culture.
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ISBN
9781473907379
Publisert
2016
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Vendor
Sage Publications Ltd (UK)
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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