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Religion in modern Europe : a memory mutates

Title
Religion in modern Europe : a memory mutates / Grace Davie.
Author
Davie, Grace.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

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Description
viii, 218 pages cm.
Summary
This work examines religion as a form of collective memory: a memory held in place by Europe's institutional churches, but under increasing pressure due to rapid social and economic change.
Series Statement
European societies
Uniform Title
European societies
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Religion and sociology > Europe
  • Memory
  • Memory
  • Religion
  • Religion and sociology
  • Godsdienst
  • Veranderingsprocessen
  • Europe > Religion > 20th century
  • Europe
  • Europa
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-206) and index.
Contents
Facts and figures: a profile of religion in modern Europe -- Theoretical perspectives -- Vicarious memory 1 : the churches -- Vicarious memory 2 : the church-goers -- Precarious memory : religion in the education systems of Europe -- Mediated memory : religion and the European media -- Alternative memories 1 : pluralism and the law -- Alternative memories 2 : religious innovations -- Aesthetic or symbolic memory : the cultural sphere -- Conclusion: A memory mutates.
ISBN
  • 0198280653
  • 9780198280651
  • 0199241244
  • 9780199241248
LCCN
00029350
OCLC
  • ocm43708506
  • 43708506
  • SCSB-1141013
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library