Atheism and secularity / Phil Zuckerman, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zuckerman, Phil.

Series:

Praeger perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irreligion and sociology.

Atheism.

Secularism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (540 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger Perspectives, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This important two-volume contribution to the field of secular studies offers the first comprehensive examination of atheists and non-religious people around the world.

Contents:

Cover; Atheism and Secularity: Volume 1; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: The Social Scientific Study of Atheism and Secularity; Chapter 1: What Is Atheism?; Chapter 2: Atheism, Secularity, the Family, and Children; Chapter 3: A Portrait of Secular Group Affiliates; Chapter 4: Sexuality and the Secular; Chapter 5: Morality and Immorality among the Irreligious; Chapter 6: The Evolution of Popular Religiosity and Secularism: How First World Statistics Reveal Why Religion Exists, Why It Has Been Popular, and Why the Most Successful Democracies Are the Most Sec

Chapter 7: Atheism, Secularity, and GenderChapter 8: Freethinkers and Hell Raisers: The Brief History of American Atheism and Secularism; Chapter 9: Defining Religion and Modifying Religious ''Bodies'': Secularizing the Sacred and Sacralizing the Secular; Index; About the Editor and Contributors; Atheism and Secularity: Volume 2; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: The Social Scientific Study of Atheism and Secularity; Chapter 1: Atheism and Secularity in North America; Chapter 2: Atheism and Secularity in Modern Japan; Chapter 3: Atheism and Secularity in the Former Soviet Union

Chapter 4: Atheism and Secularity in GhanaChapter 5: The Triumph of Indifference: Irreligion in British Society; Chapter 6: Atheism and Secularity in the Arab World; Chapter 7: Atheism and Secularity in India; Chapter 8: Atheism and Secularity in the Netherlands; Chapter 9: Atheism and Secularity: The Scandinavian Paradox; Chapter 10: Atheism and Secularity in China; Index; About the Editor and Contributors

Notes:

Two volumes combined as one.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400615634

9786612385896

9781282385894

1282385895

9780313351815

0313351813

OCLC:

609858051