Author

Contributions

  • Linda Woodhead (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

2000-02-01 - Blackwell Publishing Limited

Language

English

Word Count

127,000 words, Guess

Page Count

508 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780631210733
  • Open LibraryOL7609782M

Classifications

  • LCCBL48 .R425 2000
  • LCCBL48.R425 2000

Description

"This volume brings together a selection of readings which illustrate and analyse religion's encounters with the forces of modernization - including nationalism, capitalism, colonialism, democracy, gender and identity politics." "Drawing on scholarly analysis, empirical research and concrete examples, the book offers a picture of a religious world which is increasingly characterized by the coexistence of: old faiths and new spiritualities, a turn to tradition and a turn to experience, decline and revival, privatization and political militancy, tolerance and intolerance." "Religion in Modern Times offers a new framework and language for making sense of religion today."--Jacket.

First Sentence

Chapter One presents several of the most influential portrayals of cultures in the modern world.

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