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Religion and culture : contemporary practices and perspectives / Richard D. Hecht and Vincent F. Biondo III, editors.

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Religion and culture : contemporary practices and perspectives / Richard D. Hecht and Vincent F. Biondo III, editors.
Publication
Minneapolis, Minn. : Fortress Press, c2012.

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  • Hecht, Richard D.
  • Biondo, Vincent F.
Description
xxii, 442 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"This rich, broad-reaching anthology explores everyday religious practices across several of the world's religious traditions. Organized thematically-politics, ethics, and aesthetics-the volume examines topics of: war, civil religion, science, women and children, capitalism, nature, education, death and dying, visual art, music, sport, humor, film, and more, with engaging and provocative photographs throughout. A useful resource for diverse courses in religious studies and the social science"--Publisher description.
Subject
Religion and culture
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Part I. Religion and Culture in the Space of Politics : -- 1. Conflict and peacebuilding / Atalia Omer -- 2. Civil religion / Jason A. Springs -- 3. Dreaming in the contact zone / David Chidester -- 4. Science / Robert M. Geraci -- 5. Women / Sarah W. Whedon -- 6. Sexuality of religious nationalism / Roger Friedland -- Part II. Religion and Culture in the Space of Ethics : -- 7. The religious ethics of capitalism / Vincent F. Biondo III -- 8. Nature / Evan Berry -- 9. Tourism / Alex Norman -- 10. Education / Colleen Windham-Hughes -- 11. Children / Sarah W. Whedon -- 12. Death and dying / Stephen Hunt -- Part III. Religon and Culture in the Space of Aesthetics : -- 13. Contemporary visual art / Elizabeth Adan -- 14. Contemporary music / Masen Uliss -- 15. Sport / Carole M. Cusack -- 16. Humor / David J. Cooper -- 17. Religion and film / S. Brent Plate -- 18. Memoiralization / Stephanie J. Stillman-Spisak -- 19. The Disney way of death / Gary Laderman
ISBN
  • 9780800698980
  • 0800698983
LCCN
^^2011042066
OCLC
  • 738360450
  • SCSB-12840574
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library