A Sociology of Spirituality
The
emergence of spirituality in contemporary culture in holistic forms
suggests that organised religions have failed. This thesis is explored
and disputed in this book in ways that mark important critical
divisions. This is the first collection of essays to assess the
significance of spirituality in the sociology of religion. The authors
explore the relationship of spirituality to the visual, individualism,
gender, identity politics, education and cultural capital. The
relationship between secularisation and spirituality is examined and
consideration is given to the significance of Simmel in relation to a
sociology of spirituality. Problems of defining spirituality are debated
with reference to its expression in the UK, the USA, France and
Holland. This timely, original and well structured volume provides
undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers with a scholarly appraisal
of a phenomenon that can only increase in sociological significance.
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