Religion as a Chain of Memory

by Daniegrave le Hervieu-leacuteger

Book Overview

For most of the last twenty years, sociologists have studied the "decline" of religion in the modern world--a decline they saw as a defining feature of modernity, which promotes materialism over spirituality. The revival and political strength of varying religious traditions around the world, however, has forced sociologists to reconsider.

This paradox has led Hervieu-L ger to undertake a sociological redefinition and reexamination of religion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813528283
• ISBN13: 9780813528281
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"