The sacred in the modern world : a cultural sociological approach / Gordon Lynch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lynch, Gordon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology.

Religions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is often claimed that we live in a secular age. But we do not live in a desacralized one. Sacred forms - whether in 'religious' or 'secular' guise - continue to shape social life in the modern world, giving rise to powerful emotions, polarized group id

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why do we Need a Sociology of the Sacred?; 1. Ontological and Durkheimian Theories of the Sacred; 2. After Durkheim: The Development of a Cultural Sociology of the Sacred; 3. Dominant and Subjugated Sacred Forms: Interpreting the Case of the Irish Industrial Schools; 4. The Mediatization of the Sacred: The BBC, Gaza, and the DEC Appeal; 5. Living with the Light and Shadow of the Sacred; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Mar. 5, 2012).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-870521-2

0-19-161331-2

9786613426673

1-283-42667-6

OCLC:

774290182