Religion and global culture : new terrain in the study of religion and the work of Charles H. Long /
Religion and Global Culture draws together the work of a group of historians of religion who are concerned with situating the contemporary study of religion within the cultural complexity of the modern world. The writing of each of the volume's contributors relates to the work of leading histor...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books,
©2003.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Religion and Global Culture draws together the work of a group of historians of religion who are concerned with situating the contemporary study of religion within the cultural complexity of the modern world. The writing of each of the volume's contributors relates to the work of leading historian of religion Charles H. Long, who has identified religious meanings in the contacts and exchanges of the colonial and postcolonial periods. Together with Long, these scholars explore religious practices in a variety of globalized contexts; chapters consider such varied subjects as the rituals of Afric. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Religion Collection Worldwide EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 202 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-195) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739160169 0739160168 |
