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Sociology of the Sacred: Religion, Embodiment and Social Change

Mellor, Philip A., Shilling, Chris (2014) Sociology of the Sacred: Religion, Embodiment and Social Change. Theory, Culture & Society . Sage, London, UK, 208 pp. ISBN 978-1-4462-7223-7. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:38486)

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Abstract

Drawing on classical and contemporary social theory, Sociology of the Sacred presents a bold and original account of how interactions between religious and secular forms of the sacred underpin major conflicts in the world today, and illuminate broader patterns of social and cultural change inherent to global modernity. It demonstrates: * How the bodily capacities help religions adapt to social change but also facilitate their internal transformation * That the 'sacred' includes a diverse range of phenomena, with variable implications for questions of social order and change * How proponents of a 'post-secular' age have failed to grasp the ways in which sacralization can advance secularization * Why the sociology of the sacred needs to be a key part of attempts to make sense of the nature and directionality of social change in global modernity today. This book is key reading for the sociology of religion, the body and modern culture.

Item Type: Book
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Mita Mondal
Date Deposited: 26 Feb 2014 14:25 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 10:56 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/38486 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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