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Enjoying Religion: Pleasure and Fun in Established and New Religious Movements
Edited by Frans Jespers, Edited by Karin van Nieuwkerk, Edited by Dr. Paul van der Velde, Contributions by James S. Bielo, Contributions by Carole M. Cusack, Contributions by François Gauthier, Contributions by Ingvild Sælid Gilhus, Contributions by Frans Jespers, Contributions by Lisbeth Mikaelsson, Contributions by Catrien Notermans
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“Enjoying religion†seems to be a contradiction because religion is generally perceived as a serious or even suppressive phenomenon. This volume is the first to study the increase of enjoying religion systematically by presenting eleven new case studies, occurring on four continents. The volume concludes that in our late modern secular societies the enjoyment of religion or of its loose elements is growing. In particular when scholars concentrate on “lived religion†of ordinary people, the cheerful experiences appear to prevail. Many people use pleasant (elements of) religion to add meaning to their lives, to find spiritual fulfillment or a way to salvation, and to experience belonging to a larger unity. At the same time, diverse cultural dynamics of late modern society such as popular culture, commercialization, re-enchantment, and feminization influence this trend of enjoying religion. In spite of secularization, playing with religion appears to be attractive.
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Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published date | 15 Aug 2018
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 212
Dimensions | 231 x 158 x 19mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 531g
ISBN | 978-1-4985-5501-2
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BISAC | social science / sociology of religion
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