Author: Richard Elijah ClarkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rites and ceremonies
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
The Effect of Social Forces Upon Religious Rites and Ceremonies ...
Author: Richard Elijah ClarkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rites and ceremonies
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Ritual: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Barry StephensonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199943583
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Ritual is part of what it means to be human. Like sports, music, and drama, ritual defines and enriches culture, putting those who practice it in touch with sources of value and meaning larger than themselves. Ritual is unavoidable, yet it holds a place in modern life that is decidedly ambiguous. What is ritual? What does it do? Is it useful? What are the various kinds of ritual? Is ritual tradition bound and conservative or innovative and transformational? Alongside description of a number of specific rites, this Very Short Introduction explores ritual from both theoretical and historical perspectives. Barry Stephenson focuses on the places where ritual touches everyday life: in politics and power; moments of transformation in the life cycle; as performance and embodiment. He also discusses the boundaries of ritual, and how and why certain behaviors have been studied as ritual while others have not. Stephenson shows how ritual is an important vehicle for group and identity formation; how it generates and transmits beliefs and values; how it can be used to exploit and oppress; and how it has served as a touchstone for thinking about cultural origins and historical change. Encompassing the breadth and depth of modern ritual studies, Barry Stephenson's Very Short Introduction also develops a narrative of ritual's place in social and cultural life. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Religion and Social Problems
Author: Titus HjelmPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136854134
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Although students and scholars of social problems have often acknowledged the role of religion, no thorough examinations of the relation between the two have emerged. This book fills this gap by providing a definitive work on the impact of religion on social problems, religion as a solution to social problems, and religion as a social problem in itself.
University of Pennsylvania Bulletin
Author: University of PennsylvaniaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The American Journal of Sociology
Author: Albion W. SmallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 886
Book Description
Established in 1895 as the first U.S. scholarly journal in its field, AJS remains a leading voice for analysis and research in the social sciences, presenting work on the theory, methods, practice, and history of sociology. AJS also seeks the application of perspectives from other social sciences and publishes papers by psychologists, anthropologists, statisticians, economists, educators, historians, and political scientists.
Culture, Mind, and Brain
Author: Laurence J. KirmayerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108580572
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
Recent neuroscience research makes it clear that human biology is cultural biology - we develop and live our lives in socially constructed worlds that vary widely in their structure values, and institutions. This integrative volume brings together interdisciplinary perspectives from the human, social, and biological sciences to explore culture, mind, and brain interactions and their impact on personal and societal issues. Contributors provide a fresh look at emerging concepts, models, and applications of the co-constitution of culture, mind, and brain. Chapters survey the latest theoretical and methodological insights alongside the challenges in this area, and describe how these new ideas are being applied in the sciences, humanities, arts, mental health, and everyday life. Readers will gain new appreciation of the ways in which our unique biology and cultural diversity shape behavior and experience, and our ongoing adaptation to a constantly changing world.
Freedom and Purpose
Author: James Henry DunhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communication and traffic
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
A List of American Doctoral Dissertations Printed in [1912-] 1938
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Author: Library of Congress. Catalog DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Introduction to Sociology 2e
Author: Nathan J. KeirnsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781938168413
Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
"This text is intended for a one-semester introductory course."--Page 1.
Author: Thomas Lynn Smith