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Sociology of the sacred : religion, embodiment and social change / Philip A. Mellor, Chris Shilling.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mellor, Philip A., author.
- Shilling, Chris, author.
- Series:
- Theory, culture & society.
- Theory, Culture & Society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social change--Environmental aspects.
- Social change.
- Sociology--Research.
- Sociology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (356 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Sage Publications, Ltd, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In a powerful reframing of debates about secularization and the revitalization of religion, Shilling and Mellor develop the concept of habitus to explore the significance of the religious body in social structures. A powerful argument about how religious and secular forms of the sacred underpin major conflicts in the world today.
- Contents:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction; Modalities of the Sacred; Other-Worldly and This-Worldly Intoxication; The Bio-Medicalization of Pain; The Aestheticization of Charisma; The Materialization of Eroticism; Instauring the Religious Habitus; Conclusion
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781473907379
- 1473907373
- 9781473907386
- 1473907381
- OCLC:
- 1081081561
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