Handbook of Hyper-Real Religions

'Hyper-real religions' are innovative religions and spirituality that mix elements of religious tradition with popular culture. Through various case studies, this book studies the on and off-line religious/spiritual consumption of these narratives through a social scientific approach.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Adam Possamai, Ph.D in Sociology, La Trobe University, is Associate Professor at the University of Western Sydney, and President of the International Sociological Association's Research Committee on the sociology of religon. He has published extensively in the sociology of religion, sociological theory and the study of popular culture.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Adam Possamai (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Brill
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 28.03.2012
• EAN: 9789004218819
• ISBN: 978-90-04-21881-9
• Seiten: 456
• Abmessung: 212 mm x 240 mm x 30 mm
• Gewicht: 839 g
• Serie: Brill Handbooks on Contemporar
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Weitere Religionen; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke