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Religion in English Everyday Life : an Ethnographic Approach.

Starting from an ethnographic appraisal of the place of religious practices, and thereby returning to an approach more recently neglected, this book offers a detailed understanding of English everyday life. Three contemporary case studies - the life of a country church, an annual procession by the c...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jenkins, Timothy
Other Authors: Parkin, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 1999.
Series:Methodology and History in Anthropology Ser.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Religion in English Everyday Life; Copyright; Contents; Maps and Tables; Preface; Foreword; Introduction; Part I. Two Sociological Approaches to Religion in Modern Britain; Part II. The Country Church -The Case of St. Mary's, Comberton; Part III. The Kingswood Whit Walk; 1. Introductory; 2. The Whit Walk; 3. Family and Locality; 4. 'Fiends Transformed'; 5. Respectability, Reputation and Restraint; 6. Anxiety, Conflict and Gossip; 7. In Conclusion; Part IV. Secrets of the Spirit World; Bibliography; Index