Religions in Movement: The Local and the Global in Contemporary Faith Traditions - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138922846 ISBN 13 : 9781138922846

Editeur : Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

This book highlights the diverse ways in which religions first and foremost make use of the traditional power and communication channels available to them, like strategies of conversion, the preservation of traditional value systems, and the intertwining of religious and political power. Nevertheless, challenged by a more culturally and religiously diversified societies and by the growth of new religious sects, contemporary religions are also forced to let go of these well known strategies of preservation and formulate new ways of establishing their position in local contexts. This collection of essays by established and emerging scholars brings together theory-driven and empirically-based research and case-studies about the global and bottom-up strategies of religions and religious traditions in Europe and beyond to rethink their positions in their local communities and in the world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Robert Hefner is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA) at Boston University, USA.

John Hutchinson is a Reader in Nationalism in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics, UK.

Christiane Timmerman is Director of Academic Affairs at UCSIA, Belgium.

Sara Mels is Project Coordinator at UCSIA, Belgium.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138922846
• ISBN 13: 9781138922846
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 330
• Éditeur: Hefner Robert W
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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