Transnational Transcendence : Essays on Religion and Globalization.

This innovative collection examines the transnational movements, effects, and transformations of religion in the contemporary world, offering a fresh perspective on the interrelation between globalization and religion. Transnational Transcendence challenges some widely accepted ideas about this rela...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Csordas, Thomas J (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009.
Temas:
Globalization.
Globalization > Religious aspects.
World politics > Religious aspects.
Mondialisation.
Mondialisation > Aspect religieux.
Politique mondiale > Aspect religieux.
globalism.
11.01 systematic religious studies: general.
73.55 religion: general (ethnology)
Globalization > Religious aspects
Globalization
Globalisierung
Religion
Internationalisatie.
Godsdienstige bewegingen.
Globalisering > religiösa aspekter.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This innovative collection examines the transnational movements, effects, and transformations of religion in the contemporary world, offering a fresh perspective on the interrelation between globalization and religion. Transnational Transcendence challenges some widely accepted ideas about this relationship--in particular, that globalization can be understood solely as an economic phenomenon and that its religious manifestations are secondary. The book points out that religion's role remains understudied and undertheorized as an element in debates about globalization, and it raises questions a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (350 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520943650
0520943651

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