Believing in Belonging - Belief and Social Identity in the Modern World

Zusatztext Believing in Belonging provides us with a new approach to theorizing belief, making a place for both religious and social understandings of this concept ... the typology of belief serves as a useful tool for future scholars wanting to take seriously the challenge of studying this topic. The book makes an important contribution to the literature and moves us forward in our study of beliefs and the roles they play in peoples lives. Informationen zum Autor Abby Day is Reader of Race, Faith, & Culture in the Department of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Klappentext Drawing on empirical research exploring mainstream religious belief and identity in Euro-American countries, Abby Day explores how people 'believe in belonging', choosing religious identifications to complement other social and emotional experiences of 'belongings'. Zusammenfassung Drawing on empirical research exploring mainstream religious belief and identity in Euro-American countries, Abby Day explores how people 'believe in belonging', choosing religious identifications to complement other social and emotional experiences of 'belongings'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Methods and theoretical frameworks 1: Genealogies of belief in sociology and anthropology: transcending disciplinary boundaries 2: A research journey begins 2: Cosmologies of the mainstream 3: Believing in belonging: the cultural act of claiming identity 4: Youth and belief: belonging to connected selves 5: The sensuous social supernatural 6: Believing in fate: covering the cracks in belonging 7: Boundaries of belonging: doing unto ourselves 3: Relocating belief and belonging 8: Theorising belief: an holistic, organic, seven-dimensional model 9: Understanding Christian nominalism: rethinking Christian identity 10: Conclusion: relocating belief to the social

Product details

• Authors: Abby Day
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.11.2011
• EAN: 9780199577873
• ISBN: 978-0-19-957787-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Sociology, RELIGION / Spirituality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Sociology: customs & traditions, comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Christianity, Christian life & practice, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Christian life and practice, Spirituality and religious experience, RELIGION / Christian Living / General, Cultural studies: customs and traditions