Sociology of the sacred : religion, embodiment and social change /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mellor, Philip A. (Author), Shilling, Chris (Author)
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : Sage Publications, 2014.
Subjects:
Religion and sociology.
Religionssociologi.
Social förändring.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Modalities of the sacred
  • Other-worldly and this-worldly intoxication
  • The bio-medicalization of pain
  • The aestheticization of charisma
  • The materilization of eroticism
  • Instauring the religious habitus
  • Conclusion.

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