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Ethnographies of Value in a Not So Secular Age
Over the past decade, religious, secular, and spiritual distinctions have broken down, forcing scholars to rethink secularity and its relationship to society. Since classifying a person, activity, or experience as religious or otherwise is an important act of valuation, one that defines the characteristics of a group and its relation to others, scholars are struggling to recast these concepts in our increasingly ambiguous, pluralistic world.This collection considers religious and secular categories and what they mean to those who seek valuable, ethical lives. As they investigate how individuals and groups determine significance, set goals, an…
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Weitere Autoren: Taves, Ann (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-231-50468-3
- EAN: 9780231504683
- Produktnummer: 22650786
- Verlag: Columbia University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 17'164 KB
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Edited by Courtney Bender and Ann Taves
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