The sacred is the profane the political nature of "religion"

'The Sacred is the Profane' collects nine essays by William Arnal and Russell McCutcheon that advance current scholarly debates on secularism-debates. The essays return, again and again, to the question of what 'religion' - word and concept - accomplishes, now, for those who empl...

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Main Author: Arnal, William E.
Other Authors: McCutcheon, Russell T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2013, 2013
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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