The sacred in the modern world a cultural sociological approach

Re-interpreting Durkheim's theory of the sacred, this book sets out a theory of the sacred for use across a range of humanities and social science disciplines and draws on contemporary case study material to show how sacred forms - whether in 'religious' or 'secular' guise -...

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Main Author: Lynch, Gordon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2012, 2012
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Summary:Re-interpreting Durkheim's theory of the sacred, this book sets out a theory of the sacred for use across a range of humanities and social science disciplines and draws on contemporary case study material to show how sacred forms - whether in 'religious' or 'secular' guise - continue to shape social life in the modern world
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780191738210
0191738212