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"The Riddell memorial lectures, forty-fifth series, delivered at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne on 2, 3, 4 December 1974." Includes bibliographical references.
Author : Bryan R. Wilson
Publisher : London ; Toronto : Oxford University Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 21,58 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Social Science
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"The Riddell memorial lectures, forty-fifth series, delivered at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne on 2, 3, 4 December 1974." Includes bibliographical references.
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,37 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : Linda Woodhead
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,78 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780415217835
This comprehensive guide offers an unrivalled introduction to recent work in the study of religion, from the religious traditions of Asia and the West, to new forms of religion and spirituality such as New Age. With an historical introduction to each religion and detailed analysis of its place in the modern world, Religions in the Modern World is ideal for newcomers to the study of religion. It incorporates case-studies and anecdotes, text extracts, chapter menus and end-of-chapter summaries, glossaries and annotated further reading sections. Topics covered include: * religion, colonialism and postcolonialism * religious nationalism * women and religion * religion and globalization * religion and authority * the rise of new spiritualities.
Author : Simon Coleman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 30,73 MB
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1351904876
Religion is of enduring importance in the lives of many people, yet the religious landscape has been dramatically transformed in recent decades. Established churches have been challenged by eastern faiths, revivals of Christian and Islamic fundamentalism, and the eclectic spiritualities of the New Age. Religion has long been regarded by social scientists and psychologists as a key source of identity formation, ranging from personal conversion experiences to collective association with fellow believers. This book addresses the need for a reassessment of issues relating to identity in the light of current transformations in society as a whole and religion in particular. Drawing together case-studies from many different expressions of faith and belief - Hindu, Muslim, Roman Catholic, Anglican, New Age - leading scholars ask how contemporary religions or spiritualities respond to the challenge of forming individual and collective identities in a nation context marked by secularisation and postmodern decentring of culture, as well as religious revitalisation. The book focuses on Britain as a context for religious change, but asks important questions that are of universal significance for those studying religion: How is personal and collective identity constructed in a world of multiple social and cultural influences? What role can religion play in creating, reinforcing or even transforming such identity?
Author : Bryan R. Wilson
Publisher : London ; Toronto : Oxford University Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 32,59 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Christianity
ISBN :
"The Riddell memorial lectures, forty-fifth series, delivered at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne on 2, 3, 4 December 1974." Includes bibliographical references.
Author : Margit Warburg
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 13,51 MB
Release : 2013-06-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1409480860
In spite of the debate about secularization or de-secularization, the existential-bodily need for religion is basically the same as always. What have been changed are the horizons within which religions are interpreted and the relationships within which religions are integrated. This book explores how religions continue to challenge secular democracy and science, and how religions are themselves being challenged by secular values and practices. All traditions - whether religious or secular - experience a struggle over authority, and this struggle seems to intensify with globalization, as it has brought people around the world in closer contact with each other. In this book internationally leading scholars from sociology, law, political science, religious studies, theology and the religion and science debate, take stock of the current interdisciplinary research on religion and open new perspectives at the cutting edge of the debate on religion in the 21st century.
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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 12,61 MB
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004289712
This volume explores the religious transformation of each nation in modern Asia. When the Asian people, who were not only diverse in culture and history, but also active in performing local traditions and religions, experienced a socio-political change under the wave of Western colonialism, the religious climate was also altered from a transnational perspective. Part One explores the nationals of China (Taiwan), Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan, focusing on the manifestations of Japanese religion, Chinese foreign policy, the British educational system in Hong Kong in relation to Tibetan Buddhism, the Korean women of Catholicism, and the Scottish impact in late nineteenth century Korea. Part Two approaches South Asia through the topics of astrology, the works of a Gujarātī saint, and Himalayan Buddhism. The third part is focused on the conflicts between ‘indigenous religions and colonialism,’ ‘Buddhism and Christianity,’ ‘Islam and imperialism,’ and ‘Hinduism and Christianity’ in Southeast Asia.
Author : Lisbet Christoffersen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,38 MB
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1317067509
In spite of the debate about secularization or de-secularization, the existential-bodily need for religion is basically the same as always. What have been changed are the horizons within which religions are interpreted and the relationships within which religions are integrated. This book explores how religions continue to challenge secular democracy and science, and how religions are themselves being challenged by secular values and practices. All traditions - whether religious or secular - experience a struggle over authority, and this struggle seems to intensify with globalization, as it has brought people around the world in closer contact with each other. In this book internationally leading scholars from sociology, law, political science, religious studies, theology and the religion and science debate, take stock of the current interdisciplinary research on religion and open new perspectives at the cutting edge of the debate on religion in the 21st century.
Author : Peter B. Clarke
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 13,94 MB
Release : 2009-05-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1135211000
This comprehensive volume focuses on the world's religions and the changes they have undergone as they become more global and diverse in form. It explores the religions of the world not only in the regions with which they have been historically associated, but also looks at the new cultural and religious contexts in which they are developing. It considers the role of migration in the spread of religions by examining the issues raised for modern societies by the increasing interaction of different religions. The volume also addresses such central questions as the dynamics of religious innovation which is evidenced in the rise and impact of new religious and new spirituality movements in every continent.
Author : Richard H. Roberts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 18,55 MB
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134813503
This book addresses from a socio-scientific standpoint the interaction of religions and forms of contemporary capitalism. Contributors explore a wide range of interactions between economic systems and their socio-cultural contexts.