Opening the Doors of Wonder: Reflections on Religious Rites of Passage - Couverture rigide

Magida, Arthur

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0520245458 ISBN 13 : 9780520245457

Editeur : University of California Press, 2006

Synopsis

This bold, pioneering book explores rites of passage in America by sifting through the accounts of influential thinkers who experienced them. Arthur J. Magida explains the underlying theologies, evolution, and actual practice of Jewish bar and bat mitzvahs, Christian confirmations, Hindu sacred thread ceremonies, Muslim shahadas and Zen jukai ceremonies. In rare interviews, renowned artists and intellectuals such as Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, holistic guru Deepak Chopra, singer Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), actress/comedienne Julia Sweeney, cartoonist Roz Chast, interfaith maven Huston Smith, and many more talk intimately about their religious backgrounds, the rites of passage they went through, and how these events shaped who they are today. Magida compares these coming of age ceremonies' origins and evolution, considers their ultimate meaning and purpose, and gauges how their meaning changes with individuals over time. He also examines innovative rites of passage that are now being 'invented' in the United States. Passionate and lyrical, this absorbing book reveals our deep, ultimate need for coming-of-age events, especially in a society as fluid as ours. It includes conversations with: Bob Abernethy, Huston Smith, Julia Sweeney, Roz Chast, Harold Kushner, Ram Dass, Elie Wiesel, Deepak Chopra, Robert Thurman, Coleman Barks, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), and others.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Arthur J. Magida is the author of The Rabbi and The Hit Man, Prophet of Rage: A Life of Louis Farrakhan and His Nation, and How To Be A Perfect Stranger: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People's Religious Ceremonies. Now writer-in-residence at the University of Baltimore, he has been a columnist/contributing editor for the online religion magazine, Beliefnet.com, a contributing correspondent for PBS' "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly," senior editor of the Baltimore Jewish Times, editorial director of Jewish Lights Publishing, environmental reporter for the Washington magazine, National Journal, and writer/editor and speech writer for Ralph Nader.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520245458
• ISBN 13: 9780520245457
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible